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About Cholar Village

Cholar is a small village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 179 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.95 hectares hectares.

Cholar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cholar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 126.95 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 179
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cholar compares

By the 2011 count Cholar is the 225th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 126.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Cholar

Cholar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Cholar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Cholar from other places

Cholar lies about 41 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Bargawan, about 29 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 Cholar
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 17 km
Nearest railway station Bargawan 29 km
District headquarters Singrauli 41 km

Villages closest to Cholar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cholar village had a population of 336. That makes it the 225th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Cholar village has 179 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cholar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Cholar covers 126.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cholar falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cholar is Bargawan, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Cholar.

Cholar is about 41 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cholar is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 17 km away. Bargawan is about 29 km away. Singrauli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairdah (2.4 km), Karahiya (2.6 km) and Turra (3.3 km).

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

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