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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 766 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 478.09 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 766
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 8th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 478.09 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Chikhli

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

Chikhli lies about 15 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 8.0 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
Nearest railway station Urkura 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 15 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhli village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 8th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Chikhli village has 766 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 478.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhli falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Urkura, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 15 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Urkura is about 8.0 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 15 km away. Raipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (4.9 km), Kodohardi (4.9 km) and Kurrabahra (8.5 km).

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

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