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About Chimantola Village

Chimantola is a small village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 161 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Chimantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimantola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 161
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimantola compares

By the 2011 count Chimantola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chimantola

Chimantola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chimantola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chimantola from other places

Chimantola lies about 24 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 12 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 Chimantola
Nearest railway station Amgaon 12 km
District headquarters Gondiya 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 24 km

Villages closest to Chimantola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimantola village had a population of 324. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Chimantola village has 161 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimantola has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Chimantola covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimantola falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chimantola is Amgaon, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chimantola.

Chimantola is about 24 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimantola is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 12 km away. Gondiya is about 24 km away. Gondiā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopitola (2.6 km), Bagheda (3.3 km) and Tigaon (3.7 km).

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

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