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About Chamrai Village

Chamrai is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 532 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares.

Chamrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 532
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamrai compares

By the 2011 count Chamrai is the 63rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chamrai

Chamrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamrai as Available within 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 Chamrai from other places

Chamrai lies about 21 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Orr, about 15 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 Chamrai
Nearest railway station Orr 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 31 km

Villages closest to Chamrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamrai village had a population of 981. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Chamrai village has 532 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamrai has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Chamrai covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamrai falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamrai is Orr, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chamrai.

Chamrai is about 21 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamrai is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Orr is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 21 km away. Mungaoli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathariya (under 2 km), Karaiya Turk (under 2 km) and Mudra Khana (2.5 km).

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

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