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About Chikarda Village

Chikarda is a large village in Dungla tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,996, made up of 1,993 males and 2,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikarda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Dungla
Pincode 312024
Area (hectares) 1242 hectares
Population 3,996
Male Population 1,993
Female Population 2,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikarda compares

By the 2011 count Chikarda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 1242 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikarda

Chikarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikarda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chikarda from other places

Chikarda lies about 39 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kanor, 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 Chikarda
Tehsil headquarters Dungla 13 km
Nearest railway station Kanor 21 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 27 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Chikarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikarda village had a population of 3,996. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Chikarda village has 1,993 males and 2,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikarda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chikarda is 312024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikarda covers 1242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikarda falls under Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chikarda is Kanor, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikarda.

Chikarda is about 39 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikarda is in Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Dungla is about 13 km away. Kanor is about 21 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fateh Chikarda (under 2 km), Bhatoli Goojran (3.1 km) and Jhar Sadri (3.6 km).

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

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