About Chaknar Village

Chaknar is a large village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,042 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Chhuikhadan
Pincode	491888
Area (hectares)	405.05 hectares
Population	2,066
Male Population	1,042
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknar compares

By the 2011 count Chaknar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 405.05 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 1014.

Getting to Chaknar

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

Chaknar lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 50 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 Chaknar
Tehsil headquarters	Chhuikhadan	15 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	50 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	60 km

Villages closest to Chaknar

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

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Common questions about Chaknar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknar village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Chaknar village has 1,042 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknar has about 983 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 1014.

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

Chaknar covers 405.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaknar falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chaknar is Rasmara, about 50 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 Chaknar.

Chaknar is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaknar is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 15 km away. Khairāgarh is about 26 km away. Rasmara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.