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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 227 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, 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 Durgkondal
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 460.46 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 227
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 460.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1009.

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 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 from other places

Chikhli lies about 34 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 5.9 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 town Dalli Rājhara 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 34 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgkondal 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 474. That makes it the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Chikhli village has 227 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 460.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Dalli Rajhara, about 5.9 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.

Chikhli is about 34 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 Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Dalli Rājhara is about 5.3 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 5.9 km away. Durgkondal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhindgaon (9.0 km), Pedawari (9.3 km) and Uikatola (11 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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