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About Chakarway Village

Chakarway is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,116, made up of 1,052 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakarway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarway village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 821.67 hectares
Population 2,116
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakarway compares

By the 2011 count Chakarway is the 23rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 821.67 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chakarway

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

Chakarway lies about 58 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 20 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 Chakarway
Tehsil headquarters Simga 14 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 58 km

Villages closest to Chakarway

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarway village had a population of 2,116. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Chakarway village has 1,052 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarway has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chakarway is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakarway covers 821.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakarway falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chakarway is Hathbandh, about 20 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 Chakarway.

Chakarway is about 58 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarway is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 18 km away. Hathbandh 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 Tora (2.1 km), Tulsi (4.2 km) and Bitkuli (4.7 km).

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

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