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About Chirwas Village

Chirwas is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 219 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares.

Chirwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 219
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chirwas compares

By the 2011 count Chirwas is the 167th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chirwas

Chirwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chirwas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chirwas from other places

Chirwas lies about 27 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 3.4 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 Chirwas
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 27 km

Villages closest to Chirwas

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 Chirwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirwas village had a population of 396. That makes it the 167th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Chirwas village has 219 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirwas has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Chirwas covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chirwas is Piprai Gaon, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chirwas.

Chirwas is about 27 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirwas is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 3.4 km away. Mungaoli is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jayantipur (under 2 km), Karr (under 2 km) and Barola (2.0 km).

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

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