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About Chandi Village

Chandi is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 737 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 494446
Area (hectares) 595.61 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 737
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the 52nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 595.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 997.

Getting to Chandi

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

Chandi lies about 28 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, 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 Chandi
Nearest town Ahīwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 32 km

Villages closest to Chandi

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 Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Chandi village has 737 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chandi is 494446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandi covers 595.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandi falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Kumhari, 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 village for Chandi.

Chandi is about 28 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Ahīwāra is about 11 km away. Kumhari is about 22 km away. Raipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (11 km), Sanjari Nawagaon (11 km) and Bhalesur (14 km).

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

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