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About Chhirahi Village

Chhirahi is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 431 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhirahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493196
Area (hectares) 277.1 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 431
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirahi compares

By the 2011 count Chhirahi is the 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 277.1 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chhirahi

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

Chhirahi lies about 55 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 22 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 Chhirahi
Tehsil headquarters Palari 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 17 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 55 km

Villages closest to Chhirahi

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 Chhirahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirahi village had a population of 853. That makes it the 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Chhirahi village has 431 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirahi has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chhirahi is 493196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhirahi covers 277.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhirahi falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirahi is Hathbandh, about 22 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 km distance for Chhirahi.

Chhirahi is about 55 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirahi is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 17 km away. Hathbandh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlidih (under 2 km), Chuchrungpur (under 2 km) and Gadabhata (1.5 km).

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

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