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About Chichwahi Village

Chichwahi is a small village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 209 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 201.24 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 209
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichwahi compares

By the 2011 count Chichwahi is the 65th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 201.24 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1025.

Getting to Chichwahi

Chichwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chichwahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chichwahi from other places

Chichwahi lies about 113 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 61 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 Chichwahi
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 30 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 50 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 61 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 113 km

Villages closest to Chichwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichwahi village had a population of 425. That makes it the 65th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Chichwahi village has 209 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichwahi has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Chichwahi is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichwahi covers 201.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichwahi falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chichwahi is Bhanupratappur, about 61 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 - 10 km distance for Chichwahi.

Chichwahi is about 113 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichwahi is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 30 km away. Garhchiroli is about 50 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudaras (under 2 km), Garhdomi (under 2 km) and Palebhatti (2.6 km).

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

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