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About Chichola Village

Chichola is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 657 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 471.69 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 657
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichola compares

By the 2011 count Chichola is the 29th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 471.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1027.

Getting to Chichola

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

Chichola lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 16 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 Chichola
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 15 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Musra 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Chichola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichola village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 29th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Chichola village has 657 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichola has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Chichola covers 471.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichola falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chichola is Musra, about 16 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 Chichola.

Chichola is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichola is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 15 km away. Khairāgarh is about 15 km away. Musra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghedabari (1.6 km), Sarangpur (1.6 km) and Takam (2.0 km).

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

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