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About Chalgali Village

Chalgali is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 481 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalgali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalgali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 368.95 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 481
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalgali compares

By the 2011 count Chalgali is the 25th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 368.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chalgali

Chalgali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalgali 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhairopur, Bharatpur, Bhondna and Bhubneshwarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chalgali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalgali village had a population of 959. That makes it the 25th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Chalgali village has 481 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalgali has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chalgali is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalgali covers 368.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalgali falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chalgali notes the nearest railway station 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 Chalgali.

Chalgali is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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