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About Chalha Village

Chalha is a small village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 121 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231309
Area (hectares) 357.29 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 121
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalha compares

By the 2011 count Chalha is the 171st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 357.29 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chalha

Chalha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chalha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chalha from other places

Chalha lies about 29 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 28 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 Chalha
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 22 km
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Railway Station 28 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 29 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chalha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalha village had a population of 232. That makes it the 171st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Chalha village has 121 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalha has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chalha is 231309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalha covers 357.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalha falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalha is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Chalha.

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

Chalha is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 22 km away. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 28 km away. Mirzapur 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 Boda Kalan (under 2 km), Boda Khurd (under 2 km) and Chhivlaha (under 2 km).

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

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