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About Churni Village

Churni is a mid sized village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 788 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.022 hectares hectares.

Churni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 1043.022 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 788
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Churni compares

By the 2011 count Churni is the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 1043.022 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Churni

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

Churni lies about 45 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, about 39 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 Churni
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhaironpur 39 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 39 km
District headquarters Betul 45 km

Villages closest to Churni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churni village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Churni village has 788 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churni has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Churni covers 1043.022 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churni falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Churni is Bhaironpur, about 39 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 Churni.

Churni is about 45 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churni is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 18 km away. Bhaironpur is about 39 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandara (1.5 km), Bela (1.9 km) and Kamtha Mal (3.4 km).

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

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