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About Chichtola Village

Chichtola is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 260 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.13 hectares hectares.

Chichtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichtola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 215.13 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 260
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichtola compares

By the 2011 count Chichtola is the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 215.13 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chichtola

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

Chichtola lies about 28 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 22 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 Chichtola
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 28 km
District headquarters Bhandara 28 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 28 km

Villages closest to Chichtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichtola village had a population of 517. That makes it the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Chichtola village has 260 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichtola has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Chichtola covers 215.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichtola falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichtola is Gond Umari, about 22 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 Chichtola.

Chichtola is about 28 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichtola is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 22 km away. Lakhani is about 28 km away. Bhandara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhabetekari (1.7 km), Shivani (2.3 km) and Gadpendhari (3.1 km).

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

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