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About Chegri Village

Chegri is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 634 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chegri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chegri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 634
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chegri compares

By the 2011 count Chegri is the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chegri

Chegri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chegri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chegri from other places

Chegri lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 28 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 Chegri
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 2.0 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest town Gumlā 25 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 28 km

Villages closest to Chegri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chegri village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Chegri village has 634 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chegri has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chegri is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chegri covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chegri falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chegri is Akashi, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chegri.

Chegri is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chegri is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 2.0 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakea (under 2 km), Bhadauli (1.5 km) and Sisai (2.0 km).

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

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