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About Chingnar Village

Chingnar is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 134 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 236.22 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 134
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingnar compares

By the 2011 count Chingnar is the 111th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 236.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Chingnar

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

Chingnar lies about 29 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Chingnar
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 9.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 29 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 34 km

Villages closest to Chingnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingnar village had a population of 254. That makes it the 111th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Chingnar village has 134 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingnar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Chingnar is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingnar covers 236.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chingnar falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chingnar 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 10+ km distance for Chingnar.

Chingnar is about 29 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingnar is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 9.1 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 29 km away. Nārāinpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bondanar (under 2 km), Ghotulbeda (under 2 km) and Kaleparas (2.0 km).

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

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