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About Cheran Chikal Village

Cheran Chikal is a small village in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 155 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheran Chikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheran Chikal village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Dambo Rongjeng
Pincode 793111
Population 309
Male Population 155
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheran Chikal compares

By the 2011 count Cheran Chikal is the 61st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 275 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Cheran Chikal

Cheran Chikal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Cheran Chikal as Available within 10+ 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 Cheran Chikal from other places

Cheran Chikal lies about 13 km from East Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 21 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 Cheran Chikal
District headquarters East Garo Hills 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dambo Rongjeng 14 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 21 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Cheran Chikal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dambo Rongjeng 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 Cheran Chikal

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheran Chikal village had a population of 309. That makes it the 61st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 275 residents.

Cheran Chikal village has 155 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheran Chikal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Cheran Chikal is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheran Chikal falls under Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Cheran Chikal is Mendipathar, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Cheran Chikal.

Cheran Chikal is about 13 km from East Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheran Chikal is in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district. East Garo Hills is about 13 km away. Dambo Rongjeng is about 14 km away. Mendipathar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheran Alda (under 2 km), Cheran Songgital (under 2 km) and Cheran Songgitcham (under 2 km).

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

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