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About Chhirve Village

Chhirve is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 588 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares.

Chhirve Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirve village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 588
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhirve compares

By the 2011 count Chhirve is the 79th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chhirve

Chhirve 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 Chhirve 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 Chhirve from other places

Chhirve lies about 27 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 2.5 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 Chhirve
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 2.5 km
Nearest town Navāpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 27 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 27 km

Villages closest to Chhirve

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirve village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 79th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Chhirve village has 588 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirve has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Chhirve covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhirve falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chhirve is Khatgaon, about 2.5 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 Chhirve.

Chhirve is about 27 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirve is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 2.5 km away. Navāpur is about 24 km away. Nawapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagali (1.5 km), Anthipada (1.7 km) and Bedkipada (1.7 km).

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

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