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About Chakdand Village

Chakdand is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 228 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakdand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 137.24 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 228
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakdand compares

By the 2011 count Chakdand is the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 137.24 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chakdand

Chakdand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakdand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakdand from other places

Chakdand lies about 22 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Nagar, about 13 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 Chakdand
Tehsil headquarters Sonhat 10 km
Nearest railway station Nagar 13 km
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha 14 km
District headquarters Koriya 22 km

Villages closest to Chakdand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdand village had a population of 490. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Chakdand village has 228 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdand has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chakdand is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakdand covers 137.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakdand falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chakdand is Nagar, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Chakdand.

Chakdand is about 22 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdand is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Sonhat is about 10 km away. Nagar is about 13 km away. Shivpur Charcha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaiswar (3.7 km), Amra (3.7 km) and Amratpur (3.7 km).

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

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