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About Chicha Village

Chicha is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 564 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, 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 Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 452.47 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 564
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 74th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 452.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1007.

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 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 10 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 Gunderdehi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 10 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Chicha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 1,117. That makes it the 74th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Chicha village has 564 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicha has about 980 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chicha is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicha covers 452.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicha falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicha is Gundardehi, about 10 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 21 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 Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 9.5 km away. Gundardehi is about 10 km away. Durg is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichboda (under 2 km), Saloni (2.0 km) and Bhilai (2.2 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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