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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 776 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 424.11 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 776
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 28th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 424.11 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chicholi

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

Chicholi lies about 89 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 12 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 Chicholi
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 28 km
District headquarters Durg 89 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicholi village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 28th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Chicholi village has 776 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chicholi is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicholi covers 424.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicholi falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Bhatapara, about 12 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 Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 89 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicholi is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Bhātāpāra is about 11 km away. Bhatapara is about 12 km away. Nawagarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirta (1.6 km), Akoli (2.6 km) and Karamsen (2.7 km).

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

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