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About Chiknipali Village

Chiknipali is a mid sized village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 764 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiknipali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknipali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 630.05 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 764
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiknipali compares

By the 2011 count Chiknipali is the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 630.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1006.

Getting to Chiknipali

Chiknipali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiknipali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiknipali from other places

Chiknipali lies about 20 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Saragbundia, about 8.0 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 Chiknipali
Nearest railway station Saragbundia 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 19 km
District headquarters Korba 20 km

Villages closest to Chiknipali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknipali village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Chiknipali village has 764 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknipali has about 987 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chiknipali is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiknipali covers 630.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiknipali falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chiknipali is Saragbundia, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chiknipali.

Chiknipali is about 20 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknipali is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Saragbundia is about 8.0 km away. Kartala is about 19 km away. Korba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiyari (under 2 km), Limdih (1.9 km) and Supatarai (2.1 km).

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

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