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About Chikhalkarmari Village

Chikhalkarmari is a small village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 145 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhalkarmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalkarmari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 126.81 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 145
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalkarmari compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalkarmari is the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 126.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Chikhalkarmari

Chikhalkarmari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhalkarmari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chikhalkarmari from other places

Chikhalkarmari lies about 32 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 37 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 Chikhalkarmari
Nearest town Umarkot 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 32 km
District headquarters Bastar 32 km
Nearest railway station Amagura 37 km

Villages closest to Chikhalkarmari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalkarmari village had a population of 321. That makes it the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Chikhalkarmari village has 145 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalkarmari has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Chikhalkarmari is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhalkarmari covers 126.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhalkarmari falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalkarmari is Amagura, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Chikhalkarmari.

Chikhalkarmari is about 32 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalkarmari is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Umarkot is about 30 km away. Bakavand is about 32 km away. Bastar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandkarmari (under 2 km), Sodkarmari (under 2 km) and Potiawand (2.9 km).

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

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