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About Chhurch Village

Chhurch is a large village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,502 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhurch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhurch village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Pincode 473775
Area (hectares) 765.63 hectares
Population 2,852
Male Population 1,502
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhurch compares

By the 2011 count Chhurch is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 765.63 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Chhurch

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

How far is Chhurch from other places

Chhurch lies about 47 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, 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 Chhurch
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 22 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 40 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 47 km

Villages closest to Chhurch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhurch village had a population of 2,852. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Chhurch village has 1,502 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhurch has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Chhurch is 473775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhurch covers 765.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhurch falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhurch is Rayshree, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhurch.

Chhurch is about 47 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhurch is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 22 km away. Rayshree is about 40 km away. Shivpuri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahloni (1.9 km), Galthani (3.4 km) and Tuki (3.8 km).

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

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