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About Chichbod Village

Chichbod is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 583 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichbod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichbod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 309.14 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 583
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chichbod compares

By the 2011 count Chichbod is the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 309.14 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Chichbod

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

How far is Chichbod from other places

Chichbod lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 7.9 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 Chichbod
Tehsil headquarters Balod 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 7.9 km
District headquarters Durg 51 km

Villages closest to Chichbod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichbod village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Chichbod village has 583 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichbod has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Chichbod is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichbod covers 309.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichbod falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chichbod is Latabor, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chichbod.

Chichbod is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichbod is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 7.7 km away. Latabor is about 7.9 km away. Durg is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angari (under 2 km), Parsada (1.6 km) and Sonhtara (1.8 km).

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

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