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About Chakraway Village

Chakraway is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 774 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakraway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakraway village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 389.79 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 774
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakraway compares

By the 2011 count Chakraway is the 30th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 389.79 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 994.

Getting to Chakraway

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

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 Chakraway

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakraway village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 30th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Chakraway village has 774 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakraway has about 969 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Chakraway is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakraway covers 389.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakraway falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chakraway notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chakraway is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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