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About Chormau Village

Chormau is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 154 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.94 hectares hectares.

Chormau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chormau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 184.94 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 154
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chormau compares

By the 2011 count Chormau is the 167th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 184.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Chormau

Chormau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chormau as Available within 5 - 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 Chormau from other places

Chormau lies about 14 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salamatpur, about 31 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 Chormau
District headquarters Raisen 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Salamatpur 31 km

Villages closest to Chormau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chormau village had a population of 299. That makes it the 167th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Chormau village has 154 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chormau has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Chormau covers 184.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chormau falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chormau is Salamatpur, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chormau.

Chormau is about 14 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chormau is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Raisen is about 14 km away. Goharganj is about 24 km away. Salamatpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajmau (under 2 km), Mandkansiya (8.3 km) and Amoda (9.2 km).

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

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