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About Chirdi Village

Chirdi is a small village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 246 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.8 hectares hectares.

Chirdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirdi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 168.8 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 246
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirdi compares

By the 2011 count Chirdi is the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 168.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 963.

Getting to Chirdi

Chirdi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chirdi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chirdi from other places

Chirdi lies about 41 km from Mandsaur. 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 Chirdi
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 23 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 23 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 41 km

Villages closest to Chirdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirdi village had a population of 458. That makes it the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Chirdi village has 246 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirdi has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Chirdi covers 168.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirdi falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chirdi 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 10+ km distance for Chirdi.

Chirdi is about 41 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirdi is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 23 km away. Shāmgarh is about 23 km away. Mandsaur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakana (under 2 km), Mundla (under 2 km) and Akya (1.9 km).

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

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