About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 894 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dondi
Pincode	491228
Area (hectares)	702.77 hectares
Population	1,838
Male Population	894
Female Population	944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 8th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 702.77 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 74 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 5.9 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 Chikhali
Nearest town	Dalli Rājhara	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dalli Rajhara	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dondi	6.6 km
District headquarters	Durg	74 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 8th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Chikhali village has 894 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 702.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Dalli Rajhara, about 5.9 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 74 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Dalli Rājhara is about 5.3 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 5.9 km away. Dondi is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.