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About Chhotetumar Village

Chhotetumar is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 732 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotetumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotetumar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1370.36 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 732
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotetumar compares

By the 2011 count Chhotetumar is the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1370.36 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Chhotetumar

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

How far is Chhotetumar from other places

Chhotetumar lies about 36 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 16 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 Chhotetumar
Nearest railway station Dantewara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 16 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 36 km
Nearest town Bacheli 36 km

Villages closest to Chhotetumar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotetumar village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chhotetumar village has 732 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotetumar has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chhotetumar is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotetumar covers 1370.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotetumar falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhotetumar is Dantewara, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chhotetumar.

Chhotetumar is about 36 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotetumar is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dantewara is about 16 km away. Gidam is about 16 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badetumnar (1.6 km), Badesurokhi (3.1 km) and Kandakarka (3.3 km).

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

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