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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a small village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 116 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.41 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 57.41 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 116
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 159th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 57.41 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 16 km from Alibag, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 16 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 railway station Raigarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Alibag 16 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 255. That makes it the 159th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Chikhali village has 116 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Chikhali covers 57.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Raigarh, about 16 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 16 km from Alibag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Alibag is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchawali (5.8 km), Belvali (8.4 km) and Shahapur (8.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikhali today is likely to be higher.

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