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About Chicha Village

Chicha is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 660 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 660
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chicha compares

By the 2011 count Chicha is the 95th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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 - 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 Chicha from other places

Chicha lies about 16 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Raipur, about 3.7 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
Nearest railway station Naya Raipur 3.7 km
District headquarters Raipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 20 km

Villages closest to Chicha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 1,305. That makes it the 95th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chicha village has 660 males and 645 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chicha is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicha covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicha falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicha is Naya Raipur, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chicha.

Chicha is about 16 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicha is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Naya Raipur is about 3.7 km away. Raipur is about 16 km away. Arang 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 Riko (1.7 km), Kotara Bhantha (2.3 km) and Kayabandha (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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