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About Chichtola Village

Chichtola is a small village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 212 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.67 hectares hectares.

Chichtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichtola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 155.67 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 212
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichtola compares

By the 2011 count Chichtola is the 76th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 155.67 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Chichtola

Chichtola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichtola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichtola from other places

Chichtola lies about 29 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Waraseoni, about 18 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 Chichtola
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 3.2 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 17 km
Nearest railway station Waraseoni 18 km
District headquarters Balaghat 29 km

Villages closest to Chichtola

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 Chichtola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichtola village had a population of 440. That makes it the 76th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Chichtola village has 212 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichtola has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Chichtola covers 155.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chichtola is Waraseoni, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chichtola.

Chichtola is about 29 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichtola is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Khairlanji is about 3.2 km away. Wārāseonī is about 17 km away. Waraseoni 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 Nawegaon (1.8 km), Nawegaon Khurd (1.8 km) and Kharkhadi (1.8 km).

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

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