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About Chikhli 1 Village

Chikhli 1 is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,247 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli 1 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 871.57 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli 1 compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli 1 is the 32nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 871.57 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chikhli 1

Chikhli 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhli 1 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 1 from other places

Chikhli 1 lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 27 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 1
Nearest railway station Belsonda 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Chikhli 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Chikhli 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhli 1 village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chikhli 1 village has 1,247 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli 1 has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli 1 is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli 1 covers 871.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhli 1 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli 1 is Belsonda, about 27 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 1.

Chikhli 1 is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli 1 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Belsonda is about 27 km away. Arang is about 28 km away. Mahāsamund is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohmela (2.5 km), Kutela (2.8 km) and Amsena (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikhli 1 today is likely to be higher.

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