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About Chalni Village

Chalni is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 837 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1731.58 hectares hectares.

Chalni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 1731.58 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 837
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalni compares

By the 2011 count Chalni is the 19th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 1731.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chalni

Chalni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalni as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Bilgarha Mal, Bilgarha Ryt, Binjhi and Boda Silli Ryt. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chalni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalni village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 19th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Chalni village has 837 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalni has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Chalni covers 1731.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalni falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chalni notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Chalni.

Chalni is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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