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About Chanakunda Village

Chanakunda is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 293 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Chanakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanakunda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 293
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanakunda compares

By the 2011 count Chanakunda is the 64th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Chanakunda

Chanakunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanakunda as Available within 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 Chanakunda from other places

Chanakunda lies about 36 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 49 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 Chanakunda
Tehsil headquarters Badi 13 km
Nearest town Bareli 23 km
District headquarters Raisen 36 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 49 km

Villages closest to Chanakunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanakunda village had a population of 579. That makes it the 64th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Chanakunda village has 293 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanakunda has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Chanakunda covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanakunda falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanakunda is Vidisha, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Chanakunda.

Chanakunda is about 36 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanakunda is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 13 km away. Bareli is about 23 km away. Raisen is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berkhedi Kalan (2.8 km), Bhartipur (3.6 km) and Kakarua Sojana (3.6 km).

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

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