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About Choriya Village

Choriya is a large village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,275 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1223.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choriya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 1223.89 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Choriya compares

By the 2011 count Choriya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1223.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Choriya

Choriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Choriya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Choriya from other places

Choriya lies about 47 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 51 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 Choriya
Nearest town Kānker 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 47 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 51 km

Villages closest to Choriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choriya village had a population of 2,629. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Choriya village has 1,275 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choriya has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Choriya is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choriya covers 1223.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choriya falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Choriya is Dhamtari, about 51 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 <5 km distance for Choriya.

Choriya is about 47 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.

Choriya is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 19 km away. Narharpur is about 21 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldali (1.8 km), Sarona (2.7 km) and Pendrawan (3.8 km).

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

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