About Chhikara Village

Chhikara is a mid sized village in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 553 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.33 hectares hectares.

Chhikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhikara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Tehsil	Mahavan
Area (hectares)	146.33 hectares
Population	1,030
Male Population	553
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhikara compares

By the 2011 count Chhikara is the 81st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 146.33 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Chhikara

Chhikara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhikara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhikara from other places

Chhikara lies about 7.9 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Vrindaban Road, about under 2 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 Chhikara
Nearest railway station	Vrindaban Road	under 2 km
Nearest town	Vrindāvan	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahavan	7.9 km
District headquarters	Mathura	7.9 km

Villages closest to Chhikara

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

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Common questions about Chhikara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhikara village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 81st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Chhikara village has 553 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhikara has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Chhikara covers 146.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhikara falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhikara is Vrindaban Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhikara.

Chhikara is about 7.9 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhikara is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Vrindaban Road is about under 2 km away. Vrindāvan is about 7.3 km away. Mahavan is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.