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About Muchedand Village

Muchedand is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 403 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchedand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchedand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 270.66 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 403
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muchedand compares

By the 2011 count Muchedand is the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 270.66 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Muchedand

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

Muchedand lies about 29 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 26 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 Muchedand
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 22 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 29 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 29 km

Villages closest to Muchedand

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 Muchedand

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchedand village had a population of 808. That makes it the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Muchedand village has 403 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchedand has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Muchedand is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchedand covers 270.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchedand falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Muchedand is Bakal, about 26 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 Muchedand.

Muchedand is about 29 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muchedand is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 22 km away. Bakal is about 26 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chando (under 2 km), Khursi Tikul (1.9 km) and Bhandari Bharda (1.9 km).

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

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