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About Chilkapur Village

Chilkapur is a large village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,220 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.86 hectares hectares.

Chilkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilkapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 540.86 hectares
Population 2,426
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilkapur compares

By the 2011 count Chilkapur is the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 540.86 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chilkapur

Chilkapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilkapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chilkapur from other places

Chilkapur lies about 10 km from Bhainsdehi, and the nearest railway station is Betul, about 39 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 Chilkapur
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 10 km
Nearest railway station Betul 39 km
Nearest town Betūl 39 km

Villages closest to Chilkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilkapur village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Chilkapur village has 1,220 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilkapur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Chilkapur covers 540.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilkapur falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilkapur is Betul, about 39 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 village for Chilkapur.

Chilkapur is about 10 km from Bhainsdehi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilkapur is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 10 km away. Betul is about 39 km away. Betūl is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudgaon (under 2 km), Dhondi (2.8 km) and Themgaon (3.7 km).

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

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