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About Shikari Tola Village

Shikari Tola is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 379 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikari Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikari Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 469.17 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 379
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikari Tola compares

By the 2011 count Shikari Tola is the 77th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 469.17 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Shikari Tola

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

Shikari Tola lies about 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 14 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 Shikari Tola
Nearest railway station Musra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 18 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Shikari Tola

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 Shikari Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikari Tola village had a population of 832. That makes it the 77th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Shikari Tola village has 379 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikari Tola has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Shikari Tola covers 469.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikari Tola falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shikari Tola is Musra, about 14 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 Shikari Tola.

Shikari Tola is about 20 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikari Tola is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 14 km away. Khairagarh is about 18 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsahi (2.0 km), Achanakpur Nawagaon (2.4 km) and Kodenawagaon (2.4 km).

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

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