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About Chikmara Village

Chikmara is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 638 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikmara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Nagbhir
Pincode 441205
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 638
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikmara compares

By the 2011 count Chikmara is the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chikmara

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

Chikmara lies about 86 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirmiti Mendha, about 4.2 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 Chikmara
Nearest railway station Kirmiti Mendha 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir 5.6 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 86 km

Villages closest to Chikmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikmara village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Chikmara village has 638 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikmara has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chikmara is 441205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikmara covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikmara falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikmara is Kirmiti Mendha, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikmara.

Chikmara is about 86 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikmara is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kirmiti Mendha is about 4.2 km away. Nagbhir is about 5.6 km away. Bramhapuri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devtak (under 2 km), Panjarepar (2.1 km) and Vilam (2.1 km).

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

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