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About Chandkiya Village

Chandkiya is a mid sized village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 657 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.82 hectares hectares.

Chandkiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandkiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 1063.82 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 657
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandkiya compares

By the 2011 count Chandkiya is the 33rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 1063.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chandkiya

Chandkiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandkiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chandkiya from other places

Chandkiya lies about 45 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kala-Akhar, about 10 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 Chandkiya
Nearest railway station Kala-Akhar 10 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 30 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 45 km

Villages closest to Chandkiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandkiya village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Chandkiya village has 657 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandkiya has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Chandkiya covers 1063.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandkiya falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandkiya is Kala-Akhar, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Chandkiya.

Chandkiya is about 45 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandkiya is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kala-Akhar is about 10 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 30 km away. Itarsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khohra (1.6 km), Chhitapura (2.5 km) and Chichwani (3.1 km).

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

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