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About Chauthna Village

Chauthna is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 476 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauthna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauthna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 404.53 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 476
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauthna compares

By the 2011 count Chauthna is the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 404.53 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Chauthna

Chauthna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chauthna 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauthna from other places

Chauthna lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Chauthna
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 1.7 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Chauthna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauthna village had a population of 906. That makes it the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Chauthna village has 476 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauthna has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Chauthna is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauthna covers 404.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauthna falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chauthna notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauthna.

Chauthna is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauthna is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 1.7 km away. Rajnandgaon 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 Ledijob (under 2 km), Lalbandha (2.0 km) and Kharkhatola (3.0 km).

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

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