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About Chirakhan Village

Chirakhan is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 867 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.57 hectares hectares.

Chirakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirakhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 351.57 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 867
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirakhan compares

By the 2011 count Chirakhan is the 28th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 351.57 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 967.

Getting to Chirakhan

Chirakhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirakhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chirakhan from other places

Chirakhan lies about 16 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Tihi, about 4.1 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 Chirakhan
Nearest town Pithampur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Tihi 4.1 km
District headquarters Indore 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chirakhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirakhan village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 28th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Chirakhan village has 867 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirakhan has about 957 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 967.

Chirakhan covers 351.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirakhan falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirakhan is Tihi, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chirakhan.

Chirakhan is about 16 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirakhan is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 3.9 km away. Tihi is about 4.1 km away. Indore is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhannad (2.0 km), Bajrangpura (3.1 km) and Bagoda (4.0 km).

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

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