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About Shakha Village

Shakha is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 720 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 269.99 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 720
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakha compares

By the 2011 count Shakha is the 20th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 269.99 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Shakha

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

Shakha lies about 52 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 44 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 Shakha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 5.4 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 44 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 52 km

Villages closest to Shakha

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.

Common questions about Shakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakha village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 20th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Shakha village has 720 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakha has about 996 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 Shakha is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakha covers 269.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakha falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shakha is Murhipar, about 44 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 km distance for Shakha.

Shakha is about 52 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakha is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 5.4 km away. Khairāgarh is about 17 km away. Murhipar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghirgholi (under 2 km), Gabhra (1.9 km) and Bhorampur (2.1 km).

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

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