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About Chichgaon Village

Chichgaon is a small village in Tirodi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 15 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,533 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.6 hectares hectares.

Chichgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Tirodi
Area (hectares) 199.6 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 15
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,533
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chichgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chichgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 199.6 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Chichgaon

Chichgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichgaon as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 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, and the nearest railway station is Katangi, about 3.3 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 Chichgaon
Nearest railway station Katangi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirodi 15 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 Tirodi 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 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Chichgaon village has 15 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichgaon has about 1533 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Chichgaon covers 199.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chichgaon is Katangi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district. Katangi is about 3.3 km away. Tirodi is about 15 km away. Wārāseonī is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katedara (9.2 km), Dhankosa (9.6 km) and Pauniya (9.9 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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