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About Chhirrai Village

Chhirrai is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 186 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.47 hectares hectares.

Chhirrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 456.47 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 186
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirrai compares

By the 2011 count Chhirrai is the 90th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 456.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chhirrai

Chhirrai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhirrai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chhirrai from other places

Chhirrai lies about 76 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Timarni, about 16 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 Chhirrai
Nearest town Timurni 16 km
Nearest railway station Timarni 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 34 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 76 km

Villages closest to Chhirrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirrai village had a population of 371. That makes it the 90th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Chhirrai village has 186 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirrai has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Chhirrai covers 456.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhirrai falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirrai is Timarni, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chhirrai.

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

Chhirrai is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Timurni is about 16 km away. Timarni is about 16 km away. Pipariya 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 Jhiriya (10 km), Rampur (19 km) and Chillod (22 km).

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

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