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About Chirchira Village

Chirchira is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 244 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.16 hectares hectares.

Chirchira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirchira village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 202.16 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 244
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chirchira compares

By the 2011 count Chirchira is the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 202.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Chirchira

Chirchira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirchira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chirchira from other places

Chirchira lies about 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 5.6 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 Chirchira
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 9.0 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 34 km

Villages closest to Chirchira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirchira village had a population of 504. That makes it the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Chirchira village has 244 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirchira has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Chirchira covers 202.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirchira falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirchira is Lakhanwara, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chirchira.

Chirchira is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirchira is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about 5.6 km away. Katangi is about 9.0 km away. Wārāseonī is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhajiyapar (1.6 km), Bhajiyapar Mal (1.6 km) and Ghunadi (2.6 km).

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

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