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About Chhawani Village

Chhawani is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 235 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.55 hectares hectares.

Chhawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhawani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 202.55 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 235
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chhawani compares

By the 2011 count Chhawani is the 109th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 202.55 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chhawani

The census records public bus service for Chhawani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhawani from other places

Chhawani lies about 14 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sinduriya Kachari, about 32 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 Chhawani
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 4.5 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Sinduriya Kachari 32 km

Villages closest to Chhawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhawani village had a population of 468. That makes it the 109th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Chhawani village has 235 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhawani has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Chhawani covers 202.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhawani falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhawani is Sinduriya Kachari, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhawani.

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

Chhawani is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 4.5 km away. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Rājgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpura (under 2 km), Dalupura (1.9 km) and Borda Najdik (2.1 km).

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

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