About Chikhla Village

Chikhla is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 475 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhla village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Berla
Pincode	493992
Area (hectares)	299.82 hectares
Population	968
Male Population	475
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhla compares

By the 2011 count Chikhla is the 80th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 299.82 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 1002.

Getting to Chikhla

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

Chikhla lies about 48 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 45 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 Chikhla
Tehsil headquarters	Berla	16 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhari	45 km
District headquarters	Durg	48 km

Villages closest to Chikhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhla village had a population of 968. That makes it the 80th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Chikhla village has 475 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhla has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chikhla is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhla covers 299.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhla falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhla is Kumhari, about 45 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chikhla.

Chikhla is about 48 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhla is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 16 km away. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Kumhari is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.