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About Chicha Village

Chicha is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 701 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, 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 Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 485.46 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 701
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicha compares

By the 2011 count Chicha is the 70th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 485.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 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 <5 km distance. 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 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai D Cabin, about 16 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 Patan 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai D Cabin 16 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 16 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Chicha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 1,386. That makes it the 70th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Chicha village has 701 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicha has about 977 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 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicha covers 485.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicha falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicha is Bhilai D Cabin, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Chicha.

Chicha is about 28 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 6.7 km away. Bhilai D Cabin is about 16 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amapendri (1.8 km), Changori (2.5 km) and Arasnara (2.7 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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