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About Chichgaon Village

Chichgaon is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 687 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Chichgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 687
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chichgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chichgaon is the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Chichgaon

The census records public bus service for Chichgaon as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichgaon from other places

Chichgaon lies about 40 km from Balaghat. 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 Chichgaon
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 2.3 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 25 km
District headquarters Balaghat 40 km

Villages closest to Chichgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichgaon village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Chichgaon village has 687 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichgaon has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Chichgaon covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chichgaon falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chichgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chichgaon.

Chichgaon is about 40 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichgaon is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Katangi is about 2.3 km away. Wārāseonī is about 25 km away. Balaghat 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 Lohamara (under 2 km), Khamariya (1.5 km) and Singodi (1.8 km).

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

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