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Chimla

चिमला
Chanderi mandal
Pincode 473446
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Chimla observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temples near Chimla

  • Rakhetra Hindu and Jain Caves · 4.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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KB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamlesh Bai
Contact: 93****2107
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LGD code
500162
Pincode
473446
Post office
Chanderi
Population
656
Households
161
Literacy rate
43.6%
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000♂
Workers
342
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
13 km
Distance to Bhopal
179 km
Distance to Delhi
433 km
Nearest railway station
Piprai Gaon · 31 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Chanderi · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chimla compares

By population, Chimla ranks #56 of 111 villages in Chanderi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.6%
−3.5% vs mandal average
Chimla
43.6%
Chanderi mandal
47.1%
Ashoknagar district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
+5 vs mandal average
Chimla
907
Chanderi mandal
902
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Chimla
4.1
Chanderi mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chimla at a glance

Chimla is a village of 656 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Chanderi tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 56th-largest of 111 villages in Chanderi tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 41 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 31 km from Piprai Gaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473446, served by Chanderi post office; the LGD village code is 500162. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Chanderi, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Kamlesh Bai , and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 773 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Maholi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chimla · this village65644%
Danga Bairasiya · Chanderi29843%2.9 km E
Beethala · Chanderi21156%3.2 km E
Maholi · Chanderi1,11151%3.6 km S
Khiriya Bharka · Isagarh26245%4.3 km NW
Khyawada · Chanderi36851%4.6 km E
Bhandree · Chanderi61555%5.8 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chimla

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHANDERI
Distance to nearest town (km)
37
Distance to district HQ (km)
87
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
37
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
1,220.8
Irrigated area (ha)
16.88
Forest area (ha)
595

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chimla

LGD code
500162
Pincode
473446
Post office
Chanderi
Population (Census 2011)
656
Population (projected 2026)
773
Households
161
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
907
Literacy rate
43.6%
Coordinates
24.78299°N, 77.99509°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mungaoli
Member of Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Brajendra Singh Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kamlesh Bai
Block / Mandal
Chanderi
Getting there

How to reach Chimla

Mandal centre
Chanderi · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ashoknagar · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,828 people
Jakhalon · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 24 min by car · 1 h 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal179 kmcapital
  • Delhi433 km
  • Hyderabad824 km
  • Mumbai825 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPiprai Gaon31 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Chanderi16 km
  • CollegeD.I.E.T Lalitpur43 km
  • Police stationmahila police thana44 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chimla

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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