About Chengta Village

Chengta is one of the larger villages in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,873, made up of 3,017 males and 2,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3677.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chincholi
Pincode	585313
Area (hectares)	3677.62 hectares
Population	5,873
Male Population	3,017
Female Population	2,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chengta compares

By the 2011 count Chengta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 3677.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chengta

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

Chengta lies about 39 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Margutti, about 11 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 Chengta
Nearest railway station	Margutti	11 km
Nearest town	Chitaguppa	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chincholi	34 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	39 km

Villages closest to Chengta

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

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Common questions about Chengta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengta village had a population of 5,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Chengta village has 3,017 males and 2,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengta has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chengta is 585313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengta covers 3677.62 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.

Chengta falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chengta is Margutti, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chengta.

Chengta is about 39 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengta is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Margutti is about 11 km away. Chitaguppa is about 18 km away. Chincholi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.