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About Chakora Village

Chakora is a small village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 167 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.45 hectares hectares.

Chakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 213.45 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 167
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakora compares

By the 2011 count Chakora is the 104th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 213.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 941.

Getting to Chakora

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

Chakora lies about 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Kuram, about 14 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 Chakora
Nearest railway station Kuram 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 18 km
District headquarters Amravati 26 km

Villages closest to Chakora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 Chakora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakora village had a population of 331. That makes it the 104th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Chakora village has 167 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakora has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Chakora covers 213.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakora falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chakora is Kuram, about 14 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 Chakora.

Chakora is about 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakora is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Kuram is about 14 km away. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 18 km away. Amravati is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhara (under 2 km), Siddhanathpur (under 2 km) and Shelugund (1.6 km).

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

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