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About Chhangara Village

Chhangara is a small village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 247 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.58 hectares hectares.

Chhangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhangara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 378.58 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 247
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Chhangara compares

By the 2011 count Chhangara is the 122nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 378.58 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Chhangara

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

Chhangara lies about 76 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Bildi, about 5.1 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 Chhangara
Nearest railway station Bildi 5.1 km
Nearest town Ratlām 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 34 km
District headquarters Dhar 76 km

Villages closest to Chhangara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhangara village had a population of 490. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Chhangara village has 247 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhangara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Chhangara covers 378.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhangara falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhangara is Bildi, about 5.1 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 Chhangara.

Chhangara is about 76 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhangara is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Bildi is about 5.1 km away. Ratlām is about 17 km away. Badnawar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhayan (2.3 km), Tikhipada (10 km) and Pipal Khunta (13 km).

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

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