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About Chiniya Village

Chiniya is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 551 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiniya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 438.35 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 551
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiniya compares

By the 2011 count Chiniya is the 59th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 438.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chiniya

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

Chiniya lies about 91 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 41 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 Chiniya
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 41 km
Nearest town Garhwa 41 km
District headquarters Surguja 91 km

Villages closest to Chiniya

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 Chiniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiniya village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 59th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chiniya village has 551 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiniya has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Chiniya covers 438.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiniya falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chiniya is Meralgram, about 41 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 Chiniya.

Chiniya is about 91 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiniya is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 12 km away. Meralgram is about 41 km away. Garhwa is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivpur (3.2 km), Balrampur Urf Badgodi (4.4 km) and Rampur (4.4 km).

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

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