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About Chhotemalgaon Village

Chhotemalgaon is a mid sized village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 252 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotemalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotemalgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 235.03 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 252
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotemalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chhotemalgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 235.03 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chhotemalgaon

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

Chhotemalgaon lies about 97 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 74 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 Chhotemalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 43 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 74 km
District headquarters Bastar 97 km

Villages closest to Chhotemalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur 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 Chhotemalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotemalgaon village had a population of 509. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Chhotemalgaon village has 252 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotemalgaon has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chhotemalgaon is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotemalgaon covers 235.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhotemalgaon falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhotemalgaon is Antagarh, about 74 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chhotemalgaon.

Chhotemalgaon is about 97 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotemalgaon is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 43 km away. Antagarh is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machali (1.8 km), Salna (1.9 km) and Manikpur (2.4 km).

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

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