About Chikaras Village

Chikaras is a small village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 69 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikaras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikaras village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Chhindgarh
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	100.57 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	69
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikaras compares

By the 2011 count Chikaras is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 100.57 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 1096.

Getting to Chikaras

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

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.

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Common questions about Chikaras

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikaras village had a population of 144. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chikaras village has 69 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikaras has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Chikaras is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikaras covers 100.57 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.

Chikaras falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chikaras notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikaras.

Chikaras is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.