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About Chameda Village

Chameda is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 254 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chameda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chameda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 254
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chameda compares

By the 2011 count Chameda is the 99th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chameda

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

How far is Chameda from other places

Chameda lies about 55 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 56 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 Chameda
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānker 46 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 55 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 56 km

Villages closest to Chameda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chameda village had a population of 527. That makes it the 99th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Chameda village has 254 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chameda has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chameda is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chameda covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chameda falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chameda is Sankra, about 56 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 - 10 km distance for Chameda.

Chameda is about 55 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chameda is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 3.9 km away. Kānker is about 46 km away. Dhamtari is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karraghati (under 2 km), Hardibhatha (2.2 km) and Daldali A (3.2 km).

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

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