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About Chimalwani Village

Chimalwani is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,552, made up of 845 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimalwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimalwani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 3100 hectares
Population 1,552
Male Population 845
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimalwani compares

By the 2011 count Chimalwani is the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 3100 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Chimalwani

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

Chimalwani lies about 90 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 25 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 Chimalwani
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 18 km
Nearest railway station Mohana 25 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 33 km
District headquarters Sheopur 90 km

Villages closest to Chimalwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimalwani village had a population of 1,552. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Chimalwani village has 845 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimalwani has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Chimalwani is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimalwani covers 3100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chimalwani falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chimalwani is Mohana, about 25 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 Chimalwani.

Chimalwani is about 90 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimalwani is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 18 km away. Mohana is about 25 km away. Sabalgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamlapur (1.9 km), Deori (4.0 km) and Enta (4.9 km).

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

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