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About Churni Village

Churni is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235 hectares hectares.

Churni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 1235 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 108
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churni compares

By the 2011 count Churni is the 116th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 1235 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Churni

Churni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churni 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 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 98 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Masangaon, 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 Pipariya 12 km
Nearest railway station Masangaon 39 km
Nearest town Harda 42 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 98 km

Villages closest to Churni

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 Churni

As per the Census of India 2011, Churni village had a population of 218. That makes it the 116th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Churni village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churni has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Churni covers 1235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Churni is Masangaon, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Churni.

Churni is about 98 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churni is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pipariya is about 12 km away. Masangaon is about 39 km away. Harda is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chillod (9.2 km), Sangai (9.3 km) and Jhil Pipariya (12 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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