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About Chirakhan Village

Chirakhan is a mid sized village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 324 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.44 hectares hectares.

Chirakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirakhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 312.44 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 324
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirakhan compares

By the 2011 count Chirakhan is the 122nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 312.44 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chirakhan

Chirakhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirakhan 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 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 35 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Bir, about 12 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 railway station Bir 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 15 km
Nearest town Punāsa 15 km
District headquarters Khandwa 35 km

Villages closest to Chirakhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punasa 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 641. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Chirakhan village has 324 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirakhan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Chirakhan covers 312.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirakhan falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirakhan is Bir, about 12 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 km distance for Chirakhan.

Chirakhan is about 35 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirakhan is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Bir is about 12 km away. Punasa is about 15 km away. Punāsa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalkota (1.8 km), Utawad (2.3 km) and Borani (2.6 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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