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About Chalkhi Village

Chalkhi is a small village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 30 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 103.8 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 30
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalkhi compares

By the 2011 count Chalkhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 103.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chalkhi

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

Chalkhi lies about 82 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 49 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 Chalkhi
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 49 km
Nearest town Garhwa 50 km
District headquarters Surguja 82 km

Villages closest to Chalkhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkhi village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chalkhi village has 30 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkhi has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chalkhi is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkhi covers 103.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalkhi falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chalkhi is Meralgram, about 49 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 Chalkhi.

Chalkhi is about 82 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkhi is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 20 km away. Meralgram is about 49 km away. Garhwa is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaki (under 2 km), Chumra (2.5 km) and Meghuli (2.5 km).

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

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