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About Chhanihara Village

Chhanihara is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 147 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.17 hectares hectares.

Chhanihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanihara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 383.17 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 147
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhanihara compares

By the 2011 count Chhanihara is the 107th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 383.17 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 915.

Getting to Chhanihara

Chhanihara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhanihara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhanihara from other places

Chhanihara lies about 33 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Chitahra, about 7.5 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 Chhanihara
Nearest railway station Chitahra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 12 km
District headquarters Satna 33 km

Villages closest to Chhanihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanihara village had a population of 284. That makes it the 107th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Chhanihara village has 147 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanihara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Chhanihara covers 383.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhanihara falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanihara is Chitahra, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhanihara.

Chhanihara is about 33 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanihara is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Chitahra is about 7.5 km away. Majhgawan is about 12 km away. Satna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selaha (under 2 km), Gujhawan (under 2 km) and Naugawan (1.6 km).

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

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