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About Chalkiguda Village

Chalkiguda is a small village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 80 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkiguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkiguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 42.38 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 80
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalkiguda compares

By the 2011 count Chalkiguda is the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 42.38 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Chalkiguda

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

Chalkiguda lies about 20 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 14 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 Chalkiguda
Tehsil headquarters Lohandiguda 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Chalkiguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkiguda village had a population of 166. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Chalkiguda village has 80 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkiguda has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Chalkiguda is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkiguda covers 42.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalkiguda falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chalkiguda is Bade Arapur, about 14 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 Chalkiguda.

Chalkiguda is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkiguda is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district. Lohandiguda is about 3.2 km away. Bade Arapur is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhoteparroda (under 2 km), Baghanpal (under 2 km) and Lohandiguda (3.2 km).

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

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