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About Chiksura Village

Chiksura is a small village in Simdega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 240 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Chiksura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiksura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Simdega
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 240
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiksura compares

By the 2011 count Chiksura is the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1000.

Getting to Chiksura

Chiksura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiksura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chiksura from other places

Chiksura lies about 7.4 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 40 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 Chiksura
Tehsil headquarters Simdega 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 40 km

Villages closest to Chiksura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiksura village had a population of 468. That makes it the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Chiksura village has 240 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiksura has about 950 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 1000.

Chiksura covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiksura falls under Simdega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiksura is Biramitrapur, about 40 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiksura.

Chiksura is about 7.4 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiksura is in Simdega tehsil of Simdega district. Simdega is about 7.4 km away. Biramitrapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamra (2.0 km), Khutitoli (3.5 km) and Baghlata (5.1 km).

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

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