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About Chichala Village

Chichala is a large village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,220, made up of 2,234 males and 1,986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.23 hectares hectares.

Chichala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 486.23 hectares
Population 4,220
Male Population 2,234
Female Population 1,986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chichala compares

By the 2011 count Chichala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 486.23 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chichala

Chichala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chichala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichala from other places

Chichala lies about 8.2 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 4.5 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 Chichala
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Chānda 8.2 km

Villages closest to Chichala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichala village had a population of 4,220. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Chichala village has 2,234 males and 1,986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichala has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Chichala covers 486.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chichala falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichala is Choti Padoli, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chichala.

Chichala is about 8.2 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichala is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Choti Padoli is about 4.5 km away. Chandrapur is about 8.2 km away. Chānda is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wandhari (1.5 km), Nagala (2.1 km) and Khutala (2.7 km).

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

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