About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a small village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 161 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491001
Area (hectares)	172.62 hectares
Population	321
Male Population	161
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 172.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chikhli

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

Chikhli lies about 5.1 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 3.8 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 Chikhli
Nearest railway station	Durg Junction	3.8 km
District headquarters	Durg	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	24 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhli village had a population of 321. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Chikhli village has 161 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 172.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhli falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Durg Junction, about 3.8 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 Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 5.1 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Durg Junction is about 3.8 km away. Durg is about 5.1 km away. Dhamdha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.