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About Chichagaon Village

Chichagaon is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 419 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.08 hectares hectares.

Chichagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichagaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 187.08 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 419
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichagaon compares

By the 2011 count Chichagaon is the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 187.08 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Chichagaon

Chichagaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichagaon as Available within 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 Chichagaon from other places

Chichagaon lies about 18 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 2.4 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 Chichagaon
Nearest railway station Khara 2.4 km
District headquarters Balaghat 18 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 22 km

Villages closest to Chichagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichagaon village had a population of 817. That makes it the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Chichagaon village has 419 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichagaon 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 1028.

Chichagaon covers 187.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichagaon falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chichagaon is Khara, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chichagaon.

Chichagaon is about 18 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichagaon is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Khara is about 2.4 km away. Balaghat is about 18 km away. Bālāghāt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satona (1.7 km), Beni (3.4 km) and Selotpar Basti (6.0 km).

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

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