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About Likhama Village

Likhama is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 701 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Likhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Likhama village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 281.15 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 701
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Likhama compares

By the 2011 count Likhama is the 25th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 281.15 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Likhama

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

Likhama lies about 80 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 80 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 Likhama
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 31 km
Nearest town Kānker 49 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 80 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 80 km

Villages closest to Likhama

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 Likhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Likhama village had a population of 1,439. That makes it the 25th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Likhama village has 701 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Likhama has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Likhama is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Likhama covers 281.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Likhama falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Likhama is Antagarh, about 80 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 Likhama.

Likhama is about 80 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Likhama is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 31 km away. Kānker is about 49 km away. Dhamtari is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutkel (under 2 km), Baniyadih (2.1 km) and Borai (3.6 km).

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

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