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About Chichtola Village

Chichtola is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 126 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.08 hectares hectares.

Chichtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichtola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 51.08 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 126
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 51.08 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 9.5 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
Nearest railway station Amgaon 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 14 km
Nearest town Gondiā 24 km
District headquarters Balaghat 49 km

Villages closest to Chichtola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanji 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 252. That makes it the 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Chichtola village has 126 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichtola has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Chichtola covers 51.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chichtola is Amgaon, about 9.5 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 49 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 Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Amgaon is about 9.5 km away. Lanji is about 14 km away. Gondiā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapi (under 2 km), Singola (2.9 km) and Karanja (3.0 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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