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About Chiknapur Village

Chiknapur is a small village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 59 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.04 hectares hectares.

Chiknapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Area (hectares) 83.04 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 59
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Chiknapur compares

By the 2011 count Chiknapur is the 120th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 83.04 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chiknapur

Chiknapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiknapur 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 Chiknapur from other places

Chiknapur lies about 60 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Dongri Buzurg, about 22 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 Chiknapur
Nearest railway station Dongri Buzurg 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramtek 23 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 23 km
District headquarters Nagpur 60 km

Villages closest to Chiknapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknapur village had a population of 110. That makes it the 120th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Chiknapur village has 59 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknapur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Chiknapur covers 83.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiknapur falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chiknapur is Dongri Buzurg, about 22 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 Chiknapur.

Chiknapur is about 60 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknapur is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Dongri Buzurg is about 22 km away. Ramtek is about 23 km away. Rāmtek 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 Tangla (under 2 km), Akola (3.8 km) and Pusda (3.9 km).

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

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