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About Chhanchhi Village

Chhanchhi is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 570 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanchhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 255.94 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 570
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhanchhi compares

By the 2011 count Chhanchhi is the 49th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 255.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chhanchhi

Chhanchhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhanchhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhanchhi from other places

Chhanchhi lies about 97 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 43 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhanchhi
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 4.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 31 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 97 km

Villages closest to Chhanchhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chhanchhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanchhi village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 49th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chhanchhi village has 570 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanchhi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Chhanchhi is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanchhi covers 255.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhanchhi falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanchhi is Kapan, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chhanchhi.

Chhanchhi is about 97 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanchhi is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 4.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 31 km away. Kapan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharchhed (1.6 km), Pisid (1.7 km) and Kot (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhanchhi today is likely to be higher.

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