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About Chhatwan Village

Chhatwan is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 674 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatwan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 600.57 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 674
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatwan compares

By the 2011 count Chhatwan is the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 600.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chhatwan

Chhatwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatwan 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 Chhatwan from other places

Chhatwan lies about 110 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Chhatwan
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 33 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 52 km
District headquarters Raipur 110 km

Villages closest to Chhatwan

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 Chhatwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatwan village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chhatwan village has 674 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatwan has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Chhatwan is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatwan covers 600.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatwan falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatwan is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Chhatwan.

Chhatwan is about 110 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatwan is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 33 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Bagbahra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhata (under 2 km), Magardarha Kalan (under 2 km) and Magardarhakhurd (under 2 km).

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

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