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About Chawadi Village

Chawadi is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 313 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 374.4 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 313
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawadi compares

By the 2011 count Chawadi is the 71st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 374.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chawadi

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

Chawadi lies about 34 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 38 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 Chawadi
Nearest town Kānker 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 22 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 34 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 38 km

Villages closest to Chawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawadi village had a population of 670. That makes it the 71st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Chawadi village has 313 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawadi has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Chawadi is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawadi covers 374.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chawadi falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chawadi is Dhamtari, about 38 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 Chawadi.

Chawadi is about 34 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.

Chawadi is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 12 km away. Charama is about 22 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 Dodakawahi (3.8 km), Shahawada (5.5 km) and Palewa (6.2 km).

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

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