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About Chakatya Village

Chakatya is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 329 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares.

Chakatya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakatya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 329
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakatya compares

By the 2011 count Chakatya is the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chakatya

Chakatya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakatya as Available within village. 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 Chakatya from other places

Chakatya lies about 39 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 17 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 Chakatya
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 12 km
Nearest railway station Thuria 17 km
Nearest town Alot 23 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 39 km

Villages closest to Chakatya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakatya village had a population of 660. That makes it the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Chakatya village has 329 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakatya has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Chakatya covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakatya falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakatya is Thuria, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chakatya.

Chakatya is about 39 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakatya is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 12 km away. Thuria is about 17 km away. Alot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piplya Jagir (under 2 km), Satakhedi (1.5 km) and Ralayata (1.9 km).

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

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