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About Chogel Village

Chogel is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 750 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chogel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 574.91 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 750
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chogel compares

By the 2011 count Chogel is the 12th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 574.91 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Chogel

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

Chogel lies about 20 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 Chogel
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 20 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 29 km

Villages closest to Chogel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogel village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 12th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Chogel village has 750 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogel has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Chogel is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chogel covers 574.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chogel falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chogel 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 village for Chogel.

Chogel is about 20 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.

Chogel is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 3.1 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 20 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karathi (under 2 km), Dhangudra (1.9 km) and Mulla (2.1 km).

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

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