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About Churdi Village

Churdi is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 517 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.86 hectares hectares.

Churdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churdi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 209.86 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 517
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churdi compares

By the 2011 count Churdi is the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 209.86 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Churdi

Churdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Churdi as Available within <5 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 Churdi from other places

Churdi lies about 43 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 18 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 Churdi
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 10 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 26 km
District headquarters Balaghat 43 km

Villages closest to Churdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churdi village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Churdi village has 517 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churdi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Churdi covers 209.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churdi falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Churdi is Amgaon, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Churdi.

Churdi is about 43 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churdi is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 10 km away. Amgaon is about 18 km away. Gondiā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awa (under 2 km), Pondi (under 2 km) and Sihari (under 2 km).

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

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