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About Chichghona Village

Chichghona is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 562 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichghona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichghona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 821.63 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 562
Female Population 573
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 Chichghona compares

By the 2011 count Chichghona is the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 821.63 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Chichghona

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

Chichghona lies about 103 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nigaura, about 17 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 Chichghona
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Nigaura 17 km
Nearest town Pasan 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 103 km

Villages closest to Chichghona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichghona village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Chichghona village has 562 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichghona has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Chichghona is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichghona covers 821.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichghona falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chichghona is Nigaura, about 17 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 Chichghona.

Chichghona is about 103 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichghona is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 3.4 km away. Nigaura is about 17 km away. Pasan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghusaria (2.2 km), Kumhari (2.3 km) and Lohari (3.2 km).

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

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