About Chikhaldah Village

Chikhaldah is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 215 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhaldah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhaldah village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Khairagarh
Pincode	495006
Area (hectares)	269.35 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	215
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhaldah compares

By the 2011 count Chikhaldah is the 157th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 269.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chikhaldah

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

Chikhaldah lies about 35 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, 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 Chikhaldah
Tehsil headquarters	Khairagarh	5.6 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jatkanhar	27 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	35 km

Villages closest to Chikhaldah

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

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Common questions about Chikhaldah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhaldah village had a population of 438. That makes it the 157th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Chikhaldah village has 215 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhaldah has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chikhaldah is 495006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhaldah covers 269.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhaldah falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhaldah is Jatkanhar, 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 Chikhaldah.

Chikhaldah is about 35 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhaldah is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 5.6 km away. Khairāgarh is about 5.6 km away. Jatkanhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.