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About Chirola Village

Chirola is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 381 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares.

Chirola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 381
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Chirola compares

By the 2011 count Chirola is the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 913.

Getting to Chirola

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

Chirola lies about 12 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 5.9 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 Chirola
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 12 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 12 km

Villages closest to Chirola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirola village had a population of 706. That makes it the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Chirola village has 381 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirola has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Chirola covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirola falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirola is Ratikheda, about 5.9 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 Chirola.

Chirola is about 12 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirola is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ratikheda is about 5.9 km away. Shadhora is about 12 km away. Ashoknagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakrua Rai (2.1 km), Akhai Krishna (2.4 km) and Khejra Nai (2.5 km).

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

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