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About Cherwadih Village

Cherwadih is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 270 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 97.74 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 270
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherwadih compares

By the 2011 count Cherwadih is the 95th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 97.74 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Cherwadih

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

Cherwadih lies about 96 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 35 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 Cherwadih
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 26 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 35 km
Nearest town Garhwa 40 km
District headquarters Surguja 96 km

Villages closest to Cherwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherwadih village had a population of 508. That makes it the 95th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Cherwadih village has 270 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherwadih has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Cherwadih is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherwadih covers 97.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cherwadih falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Cherwadih is Ramna, about 35 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 Cherwadih.

Cherwadih is about 96 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherwadih is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 26 km away. Ramna is about 35 km away. Garhwa is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapur (2.4 km), Anirudhpur (2.6 km) and Hariharpur (5.2 km).

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

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