About Chimla Village

Chimla is a mid sized village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 344 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1220.8 hectares hectares.

Chimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimla village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ashoknagar
Tehsil	Chanderi
Area (hectares)	1220.8 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	344
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Chimla compares

By the 2011 count Chimla is the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 1220.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chimla

Chimla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chimla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chimla from other places

Chimla lies about 35 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 31 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 Chimla
Tehsil headquarters	Chanderi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Piprai Gaon	31 km
District headquarters	Ashoknagar	35 km

Villages closest to Chimla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimla village had a population of 656. That makes it the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Chimla village has 344 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimla has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Chimla covers 1220.8 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.

Chimla falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chimla is Piprai Gaon, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chimla.

Chimla is about 35 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimla is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Chanderi is about 16 km away. Piprai Gaon is about 31 km away. Ashoknagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.