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About Chichala Shastri Village

Chichala Shastri is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 276 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.72 hectares hectares.

Chichala Shastri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichala Shastri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 360.72 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 276
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichala Shastri compares

By the 2011 count Chichala Shastri is the 82nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 360.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chichala Shastri

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

Chichala Shastri lies about 80 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 13 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 Shastri
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 20 km
Nearest town Pawni 23 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 80 km

Villages closest to Chichala Shastri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichala Shastri village had a population of 554. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Chichala Shastri village has 276 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichala Shastri has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Chichala Shastri covers 360.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichala Shastri falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichala Shastri is Bhuyar, about 13 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 Chichala Shastri.

Chichala Shastri is about 80 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichala Shastri is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhuyar is about 13 km away. Chimur is about 20 km away. Pawni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichala Pardeshi (under 2 km), Amboli (under 2 km) and Asola (2.8 km).

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

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