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About Chhuger Village

Chhuger is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 83 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhuger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhuger village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370627
Area (hectares) 655.26 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 83
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhuger compares

By the 2011 count Chhuger is the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 655.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chhuger

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

Chhuger lies about 103 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 54 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 Chhuger
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 14 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 54 km
Nearest town Bhuj 99 km
District headquarters Kachchh 103 km

Villages closest to Chhuger

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhuger village had a population of 165. That makes it the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Chhuger village has 83 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhuger has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chhuger is 370627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhuger covers 655.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhuger falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chhuger is Naliya, about 54 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhuger.

Chhuger is about 103 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhuger is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 14 km away. Naliya is about 54 km away. Bhuj is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukher (1.9 km), Umarsar (2.5 km) and Dhareshi (3.9 km).

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

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