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About Chhechhar Village

Chhechhar is a large village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,211 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhechhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhechhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 710.81 hectares
Population 2,362
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhechhar compares

By the 2011 count Chhechhar is the 13th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 710.81 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chhechhar

Chhechhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhechhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhechhar from other places

Chhechhar lies about 103 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 35 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 Chhechhar
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 34 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 35 km
District headquarters Raipur 103 km

Villages closest to Chhechhar

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 Chhechhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhechhar village had a population of 2,362. That makes it the 13th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chhechhar village has 1,211 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhechhar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Chhechhar is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhechhar covers 710.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhechhar falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhechhar is Kapan, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chhechhar.

Chhechhar is about 103 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhechhar is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 34 km away. Kapan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikari (1.7 km), Bhadara (2.0 km) and Bhadora (2.0 km).

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

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