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About Chichmarra Village

Chichmarra is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 233 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichmarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichmarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 493.97 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 233
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichmarra compares

By the 2011 count Chichmarra is the 73rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 493.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Chichmarra

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

Chichmarra lies about 16 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 6.8 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 Chichmarra
Nearest railway station Keoti 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 16 km
Nearest town Kānker 41 km

Villages closest to Chichmarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichmarra village had a population of 460. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Chichmarra village has 233 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichmarra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Chichmarra is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichmarra covers 493.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichmarra falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chichmarra is Keoti, about 6.8 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 Chichmarra.

Chichmarra is about 16 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichmarra is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 6.8 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 Kanakpur (under 2 km), Asulkhar (2.0 km) and Alawarkalan (2.4 km).

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

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