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About Chachmau Village

Chachmau is a small village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 74 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.98 hectares hectares.

Chachmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachmau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 962.98 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 74
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachmau compares

By the 2011 count Chachmau is the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 962.98 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Chachmau

Chachmau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chachmau as Available within <5 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 Chachmau from other places

Chachmau lies about 81 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Budhni, about 11 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 Chachmau
Tehsil headquarters Budni 11 km
Nearest railway station Budhni 11 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 11 km
District headquarters Sehore 81 km

Villages closest to Chachmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachmau village had a population of 141. That makes it the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Chachmau village has 74 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachmau has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Chachmau covers 962.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chachmau falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chachmau is Budhni, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chachmau.

Chachmau is about 81 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachmau is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Budni is about 11 km away. Budhni is about 11 km away. Narmadapuram is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathlewa (under 2 km), Hirani (1.8 km) and Vikrampur (2.2 km).

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

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