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About Chakarda Village

Chakarda is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 464 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 208.84 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 464
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakarda compares

By the 2011 count Chakarda is the 80th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 208.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chakarda

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

Chakarda lies about 145 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 41 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 Chakarda
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 25 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 145 km

Villages closest to Chakarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarda village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 80th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chakarda village has 464 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarda has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chakarda is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakarda covers 208.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakarda falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chakarda is Jharadih, about 41 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 village for Chakarda.

Chakarda is about 145 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarda is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 25 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Jharadih is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadapali (under 2 km), Madhaibhatha (under 2 km) and Kodwa (1.9 km).

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

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