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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 389 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 401.6 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 389
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 58th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 401.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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 93 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nawapara Road, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 32 km
Nearest railway station Nawapara Road 46 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 56 km
District headquarters Raipur 93 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur 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 784. That makes it the 58th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Chikhali village has 389 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 401.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Nawapara Road, about 46 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 93 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 32 km away. Nawapara Road is about 46 km away. Nawāpāra is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasabai (6.2 km), Kodomali (6.3 km) and Bhiralat (11 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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