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About Chikmara Village

Chikmara is a mid sized village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 376 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.63 hectares hectares.

Chikmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikmara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 567.63 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 376
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikmara compares

By the 2011 count Chikmara is the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 567.63 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 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 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 Chikmara from other places

Chikmara lies about 58 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajoli, about 9.6 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 Rajoli 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 14 km
Nearest town Mūl 20 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 58 km

Villages closest to Chikmara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 768. That makes it the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Chikmara village has 376 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikmara has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Chikmara covers 567.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikmara falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikmara is Rajoli, about 9.6 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 Chikmara.

Chikmara is about 58 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 Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Rajoli is about 9.6 km away. Sindewahi is about 14 km away. Mūl is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangli Chak (1.9 km), Tambegadi Mendha (2.4 km) and Ghot (4.1 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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