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About Chimra Village

Chimra is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 671 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 263.64 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 671
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimra compares

By the 2011 count Chimra is the 25th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 263.64 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chimra

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

Chimra lies about 7.7 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 80 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 Chimra
Nearest town Kawardha 4.0 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 80 km

Villages closest to Chimra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimra village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 25th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Chimra village has 671 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimra has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chimra is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimra covers 263.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimra falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chimra is Hathbandh, about 80 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 Chimra.

Chimra is about 7.7 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimra is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 4.0 km away. Kabeerdham is about 7.7 km away. Bodla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbhanwar (under 2 km), Sawaikachhar (under 2 km) and Bendarchi (1.9 km).

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

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