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About Chakarana Village

Chakarana is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,352, made up of 742 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.74 hectares hectares.

Chakarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 394.74 hectares
Population 1,352
Male Population 742
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Chakarana compares

By the 2011 count Chakarana is the 38th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 394.74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Chakarana

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

Chakarana lies about 29 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, 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 Chakarana
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 20 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 29 km

Villages closest to Chakarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarana village had a population of 1,352. That makes it the 38th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Chakarana village has 742 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarana has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Chakarana covers 394.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakarana falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakarana is Khajuri, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakarana.

Chakarana is about 29 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarana is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 5.9 km away. Khajuri is about 20 km away. Shivpuri 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 Manikpur (under 2 km), Mubarikpur (under 2 km) and Burakheda (1.5 km).

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

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