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About Chelaka Village

Chelaka is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.29 hectares hectares.

Chelaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelaka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 396.29 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 152
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelaka compares

By the 2011 count Chelaka is the 107th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 396.29 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chelaka

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

Chelaka lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 6.0 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 Chelaka
Nearest railway station Lohagad 6.0 km
Nearest town Pātūr 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 27 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Chelaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelaka village had a population of 303. That makes it the 107th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chelaka village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelaka has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Chelaka covers 396.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chelaka falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chelaka is Lohagad, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Chelaka.

Chelaka is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelaka is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 6.0 km away. Pātūr is about 8.9 km away. Barshitakli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bormali (1.5 km), Shelgaon (1.9 km) and Belkhed (3.2 km).

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

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