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About Chhir Village

Chhir is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 954 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.22 hectares hectares.

Chhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 236.22 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 954
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhir compares

By the 2011 count Chhir is the 16th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 236.22 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Chhir

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

Chhir lies about 58 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 50 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 Chhir
Tehsil headquarters Deori under 2 km
Nearest town Deori Khās under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 50 km
District headquarters Sagar 58 km

Villages closest to Chhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhir village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 16th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Chhir village has 954 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhir has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Chhir covers 236.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhir falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhir is Kareli, about 50 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhir.

Chhir is about 58 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhir is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about under 2 km away. Deori Khās is about under 2 km away. Kareli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori Bakhat (under 2 km), Deori Chhatargir (under 2 km) and Deori Kheda (under 2 km).

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

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