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About Chorgaon Village

Chorgaon is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 450 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1214.68 hectares hectares.

Chorgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 1214.68 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 450
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chorgaon is the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 1214.68 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chorgaon

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

Chorgaon lies about 15 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Vivekanand Nagar, about 14 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 Chorgaon
Nearest railway station Vivekanand Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 15 km
Nearest town Chānda 15 km

Villages closest to Chorgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorgaon village had a population of 949. That makes it the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Chorgaon village has 450 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorgaon has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Chorgaon covers 1214.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chorgaon falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chorgaon is Vivekanand Nagar, about 14 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 Chorgaon.

Chorgaon is about 15 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorgaon is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Vivekanand Nagar is about 14 km away. Chandrapur is about 15 km away. Chānda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamala Mokasa (3.0 km), Warwat (4.4 km) and Waigaon Mokasa (5.4 km).

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

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