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About Chipri Village

Chipri is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 162 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chipri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chipri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 551.14 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 162
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chipri compares

By the 2011 count Chipri is the 114th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 551.14 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chipri

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

Chipri lies about 104 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 64 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 Chipri
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 64 km
Nearest town Kānker 67 km
District headquarters Raipur 104 km

Villages closest to Chipri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur 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 Chipri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chipri village had a population of 313. That makes it the 114th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Chipri village has 162 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chipri has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chipri is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chipri covers 551.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chipri falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chipri is Sarsonpuri, about 64 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 10+ km distance for Chipri.

Chipri is about 104 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chipri is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 18 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 64 km away. Kānker is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharta (5.2 km), Matia (7.3 km) and Bhiralat (11 km).

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

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