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About Chhigamma Village

Chhigamma is a mid sized village in Gunnor tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 466 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares.

Chhigamma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhigamma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Gunnor
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 466
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Chhigamma compares

By the 2011 count Chhigamma is the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chhigamma

Chhigamma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhigamma 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 Chhigamma from other places

Chhigamma lies about 34 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 48 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 Chhigamma
Tehsil headquarters Gunnor 34 km
District headquarters Panna 34 km
Nearest railway station Amdara 48 km

Villages closest to Chhigamma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhigamma village had a population of 867. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Chhigamma village has 466 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhigamma has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Chhigamma covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhigamma falls under Gunnor tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhigamma is Amdara, about 48 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 Chhigamma.

Chhigamma is about 34 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhigamma is in Gunnor tehsil of Panna district. Gunnor is about 34 km away. Panna is about 34 km away. Amdara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhauda (1.7 km), Patna Khurd (3.6 km) and Salgadha (3.6 km).

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

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