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About Chirchari Kalan Village

Chirchari Kalan is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,714, made up of 847 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirchari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirchari Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 669.02 hectares
Population 1,714
Male Population 847
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirchari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chirchari Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 669.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1037.

Getting to Chirchari Kalan

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

Chirchari Kalan lies about 38 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 31 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 Chirchari Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 15 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 31 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 32 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 38 km

Villages closest to Chirchari Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Chirchari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirchari Kalan village had a population of 1,714. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Chirchari Kalan village has 847 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirchari Kalan has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Chirchari Kalan is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirchari Kalan covers 669.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirchari Kalan falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirchari Kalan is Paniajob, about 31 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 Chirchari Kalan.

Chirchari Kalan is about 38 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirchari Kalan is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 15 km away. Paniajob is about 31 km away. Dongargarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harra Tola (1.7 km), Thakur Bandha (1.7 km) and Choraha Banjari (1.8 km).

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

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