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About Chichgaon Village

Chichgaon is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 163 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.3 hectares hectares.

Chichgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 164.3 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 163
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chichgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chichgaon is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 164.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chichgaon

Chichgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichgaon as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichgaon from other places

Chichgaon lies about 29 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 18 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 Chichgaon
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sondad 18 km
District headquarters Bhandara 29 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 29 km

Villages closest to Chichgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichgaon village had a population of 312. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Chichgaon village has 163 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichgaon has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Chichgaon covers 164.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichgaon falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichgaon is Sondad, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Chichgaon is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 7.5 km away. Sondad is about 18 km away. Bhandara 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 Sarati (1.7 km), Bamhani (2.1 km) and Gudhari (2.7 km).

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

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