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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 479 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496100
Area (hectares) 152.08 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 479
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 152.08 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 16 km from Pusour, 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 Pusour 16 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusour 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 933. That makes it the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Chikhali village has 479 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 496100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 152.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikhali falls under Pusour 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chikhali.

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

Chikhali is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Pusour 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 Raibar (under 2 km), Bandimal (under 2 km) and Tilagi (under 2 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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