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About Chalni Village

Chalni is a mid sized village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 285 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.53 hectares hectares.

Chalni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 492.53 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 285
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Chalni compares

By the 2011 count Chalni is the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 492.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chalni

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

Chalni lies about 80 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Rithi, about 12 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 Chalni
Nearest railway station Rithi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 17 km
Nearest town Murwāra 36 km
District headquarters Panna 80 km

Villages closest to Chalni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalni village had a population of 546. That makes it the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Chalni village has 285 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalni has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Chalni covers 492.53 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.

Chalni falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalni is Rithi, about 12 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 Chalni.

Chalni is about 80 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalni is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Rithi is about 12 km away. Raipura is about 17 km away. Murwāra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulla (1.8 km), Nandchand (2.4 km) and Malghan (3.3 km).

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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