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About Chhirwaha Village

Chhirwaha is a large village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,645, made up of 1,360 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhirwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 473670
Area (hectares) 1009.36 hectares
Population 2,645
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirwaha compares

By the 2011 count Chhirwaha is the 26th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 1009.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Chhirwaha

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

Chhirwaha lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 36 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 Chhirwaha
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 15 km
Nearest town Karera 26 km
Nearest railway station Basai 36 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 45 km

Villages closest to Chhirwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirwaha village had a population of 2,645. That makes it the 26th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Chhirwaha village has 1,360 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirwaha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Chhirwaha is 473670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhirwaha covers 1009.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhirwaha falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirwaha is Basai, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Chhirwaha.

Chhirwaha is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirwaha is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 15 km away. Karera is about 26 km away. Basai is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shajapur (1.6 km), Kharagwaha (2.2 km) and Ankkheda (2.6 km).

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

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