Skip to main content

About Chhahar Village

Chhahar is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 244 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares.

Chhahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhahar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 244
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhahar compares

By the 2011 count Chhahar is the 112th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 958.

Getting to Chhahar

Chhahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhahar as Available within 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 Chhahar from other places

Chhahar lies about 6.9 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar Road, about 1.5 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 Chhahar
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar Road 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 6.9 km
District headquarters Katni 6.9 km
Nearest town Murwāra 6.9 km

Villages closest to Chhahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhahar village had a population of 481. That makes it the 112th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Chhahar village has 244 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhahar has about 971 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 958.

Chhahar covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhahar falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhahar is Madhavnagar Road, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance for Chhahar.

Chhahar is about 6.9 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhahar is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Madhavnagar Road is about 1.5 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 6.9 km away. Katni is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badkhera (1.9 km), Kachhargaon (4.4 km) and Padariya (5.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.