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About Chimcha Village

Chimcha is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 294 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.9 hectares hectares.

Chimcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimcha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 24.9 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 294
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Chimcha compares

By the 2011 count Chimcha is the 232nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 24.9 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chimcha

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

Chimcha lies about 45 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 13 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 Chimcha
Nearest town Chillupār 12 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 45 km

Villages closest to Chimcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimcha village had a population of 576. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Chimcha village has 294 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimcha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Chimcha covers 24.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chimcha falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chimcha is Dohrighat, about 13 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 Chimcha.

Chimcha is about 45 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimcha is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chillupār is about 12 km away. Dohrighat is about 13 km away. Bansgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnauti (under 2 km), Mahurai (under 2 km) and Gaurpar (under 2 km).

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

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