About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 598 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Bodla
Pincode	495674
Area (hectares)	298.37 hectares
Population	1,193
Male Population	598
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 31st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 298.37 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 6.5 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 82 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
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	6.5 km
Nearest town	Kawardha	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodla	11 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	82 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodla 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 1,193. That makes it the 31st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Chikhali village has 598 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 995 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 298.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Hathbandh, about 82 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 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 6.5 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 6.5 km away. Kawardha is about 7.3 km away. Bodla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.