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About Chhind Village

Chhind is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 450 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.58 hectares hectares.

Chhind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhind village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 361.58 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 450
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhind compares

By the 2011 count Chhind is the 36th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 361.58 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 920.

Getting to Chhind

Chhind is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhind as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhind from other places

Chhind lies about 87 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 40 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 Chhind
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 20 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 38 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 40 km
District headquarters Raisen 87 km

Villages closest to Chhind

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhind village had a population of 867. That makes it the 36th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Chhind village has 450 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhind has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Chhind covers 361.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhind falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhind is Gadarwara, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Chhind.

Chhind is about 87 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhind is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 20 km away. Gādarwāra is about 38 km away. Gadarwara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolua (under 2 km), Bagwada (1.8 km) and Jaithari (2.0 km).

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

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