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About Chanderi Village

Chanderi is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 743 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanderi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 475.5 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 743
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanderi compares

By the 2011 count Chanderi is the 53rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 475.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chanderi

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

Chanderi lies about 51 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 10 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 Chanderi
Tehsil headquarters Simga 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 10 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 51 km

Villages closest to Chanderi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanderi village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Chanderi village has 743 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanderi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chanderi is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanderi covers 475.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanderi falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chanderi is Hathbandh, about 10 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 Chanderi.

Chanderi is about 51 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanderi is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 7.9 km away. Hathbandh is about 10 km away. Tilda Newra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikoni (1.7 km), Bachhera (2.0 km) and Dhobani (2.2 km).

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

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