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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 215 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 257.87 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 215
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 61st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 257.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

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 10+ 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 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 20 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 21 km
Nearest town Kānker 23 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Antagarh 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 443. That makes it the 61st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Chikhli village has 215 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 257.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhli falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chikhli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 20 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 21 km away. Kānker is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichgaon (1.6 km), Sendurmeta (2.7 km) and Lohtar (2.9 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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