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About Chandikapur Village

Chandikapur is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 1,001 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.23 hectares hectares.

Chandikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandikapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 759.23 hectares
Population 1,926
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandikapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandikapur is the 26th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 759.23 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chandikapur

Chandikapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandikapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandikapur from other places

Chandikapur lies about 47 km from Akola. 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 Chandikapur
Tehsil headquarters Akot 6.6 km
District headquarters Akola 47 km

Villages closest to Chandikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandikapur village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 26th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Chandikapur village has 1,001 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandikapur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Chandikapur covers 759.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandikapur falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chandikapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandikapur.

Chandikapur is about 47 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandikapur is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 6.6 km away. Akola is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanpur (under 2 km), Wai (under 2 km) and Diwthana (1.6 km).

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

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