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About Chakar Village

Chakar is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 433 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.87 hectares hectares.

Chakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 806.87 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 433
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakar compares

By the 2011 count Chakar is the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 806.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chakar

Chakar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chakar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chakar from other places

Chakar lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 20 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 Chakar
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 20 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 20 km
Nearest town Nāgod 29 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Chakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakar village had a population of 867. That makes it the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Chakar village has 433 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Chakar covers 806.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakar falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakar is Majhagawan, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Chakar.

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

Chakar is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 20 km away. Majhagawan is about 20 km away. Nāgod is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Myan (2.5 km), Amdari (2.6 km) and Barhatha Khurd (3.8 km).

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

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