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About Chherkadih Village

Chherkadih is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 646 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chherkadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chherkadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 418.71 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 646
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chherkadih compares

By the 2011 count Chherkadih is the 56th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 418.71 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chherkadih

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

Chherkadih lies about 69 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 33 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 Chherkadih
Tehsil headquarters Palari 4.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 33 km
District headquarters Raipur 69 km

Villages closest to Chherkadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chherkadih village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 56th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Chherkadih village has 646 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chherkadih has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chherkadih is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chherkadih covers 418.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chherkadih falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chherkadih is Bhatapara, about 33 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 Chherkadih.

Chherkadih is about 69 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chherkadih is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 4.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 12 km away. Bhatapara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balodi (1.7 km), Binouri (2.7 km) and Lariya (2.8 km).

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

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