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About Chirka Village

Chirka is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 844 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirka village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766018
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 844
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirka compares

By the 2011 count Chirka is the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Chirka

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

Chirka lies about 9.1 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 7.1 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 Chirka
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jayapatna 9.1 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 9.1 km
Nearest town Khordha 50 km

Villages closest to Chirka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirka village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Chirka village has 844 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirka has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Chirka is 766018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirka covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirka falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chirka is Nayagarh Town, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance for Chirka.

Chirka is about 9.1 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirka is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 7.1 km away. Jayapatna is about 9.1 km away. Kalahandi is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharla (5.7 km), Pandigaon (8.2 km) and Bankapala (9.4 km).

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

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