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About Chiri Village

Chiri is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 284 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.37 hectares hectares.

Chiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 163.37 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 284
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiri compares

By the 2011 count Chiri is the 78th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 163.37 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Chiri

Chiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiri as Available within village. 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 Chiri from other places

Chiri lies about 24 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 25 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 Chiri
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 5.2 km
District headquarters Mandla 24 km
Nearest town Mandlā 24 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 25 km

Villages closest to Chiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiri village had a population of 535. That makes it the 78th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Chiri village has 284 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiri has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Chiri covers 163.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiri falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chiri is Mandla Fort, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chiri.

Chiri is about 24 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiri is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 5.2 km away. Mandla is about 24 km away. Mandlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbaspur (under 2 km), Lalipur (under 2 km) and Kumha (1.9 km).

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

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