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About Chhawara Village

Chhawara is a large village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,415 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1331.7 hectares hectares.

Chhawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhawara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 1331.7 hectares
Population 2,693
Male Population 1,415
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhawara compares

By the 2011 count Chhawara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 1331.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chhawara

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

Chhawara lies about 71 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 29 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 Chhawara
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 15 km
Nearest town Bareli 15 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 29 km
District headquarters Raisen 71 km

Villages closest to Chhawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhawara village had a population of 2,693. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Chhawara village has 1,415 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhawara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Chhawara covers 1331.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhawara falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhawara is Pipariya, about 29 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 Chhawara.

Chhawara is about 71 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhawara is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 15 km away. Bareli is about 15 km away. Pipariya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utiya Kalan (3.5 km), Tonga (3.6 km) and Amrawad Khurd (4.4 km).

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

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