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About Chicha Village

Chicha is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,103 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 652.89 hectares
Population 2,194
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicha compares

By the 2011 count Chicha is the 18th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 652.89 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chicha

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

Chicha lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 21 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 Chicha
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 14 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 21 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 23 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Chicha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicha village had a population of 2,194. That makes it the 18th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Chicha village has 1,103 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicha has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chicha is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicha covers 652.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicha falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicha is Rasmara, about 21 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 village for Chicha.

Chicha is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicha is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 14 km away. Rasmara is about 21 km away. Khairāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodki (under 2 km), Deurkona (2.4 km) and Arsi (3.5 km).

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

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