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About Chori Village

Chori is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 468 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.34 hectares hectares.

Chori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chori village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 352.34 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 468
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chori compares

By the 2011 count Chori is the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 352.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chori

Chori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chori as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chori from other places

Chori lies about 38 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 13 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 Chori
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 13 km
Nearest town Maihar 32 km
District headquarters Katni 38 km

Villages closest to Chori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chori village had a population of 905. That makes it the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chori village has 468 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chori has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Chori covers 352.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chori falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chori is Khanna Banjari, about 13 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 village for Chori.

Chori is about 38 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chori is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 13 km away. Khanna Banjari is about 13 km away. Maihar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (1.6 km), Bakeli (1.7 km) and Gohawal (1.8 km).

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

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