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About Chek Baranj Village

Chek Baranj is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 711 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares.

Chek Baranj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chek Baranj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 711
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chek Baranj compares

By the 2011 count Chek Baranj is the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chek Baranj

Chek Baranj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chek Baranj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chek Baranj from other places

Chek Baranj lies about 29 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Majri Junction, about 6.6 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 Chek Baranj
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Majri Junction 6.6 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 29 km

Villages closest to Chek Baranj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 Chek Baranj

As per the Census of India 2011, Chek Baranj village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Chek Baranj village has 711 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chek Baranj has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Chek Baranj covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chek Baranj falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chek Baranj is Majri Junction, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chek Baranj.

Chek Baranj is about 29 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chek Baranj is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhadravati is about 5.1 km away. Majri Junction is about 6.6 km away. Chandrapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barang Mokasa (under 2 km), Chicholi (1.7 km) and Kiloni (1.8 km).

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

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