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About Chhotekaklur Village

Chhotekaklur is a small village in Bastanar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 26 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotekaklur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotekaklur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastanar
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 106.03 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 26
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhotekaklur compares

By the 2011 count Chhotekaklur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 106.03 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Chhotekaklur

Chhotekaklur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhotekaklur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhotekaklur from other places

Chhotekaklur lies about 47 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 3.3 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 Chhotekaklur
Nearest railway station Kaklur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bastanar 7.5 km
Nearest town Bacheli 44 km
District headquarters Bastar 47 km

Villages closest to Chhotekaklur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotekaklur village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Chhotekaklur village has 26 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotekaklur has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Chhotekaklur is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotekaklur covers 106.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotekaklur falls under Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhotekaklur is Kaklur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhotekaklur.

Chhotekaklur is about 47 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotekaklur is in Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district. Kaklur is about 3.3 km away. Bastanar is about 7.5 km away. Bacheli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadrabodenar (2.6 km), Bade Bodenar (4.8 km) and Kumharsadra (5.3 km).

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

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