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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Maliya tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 386 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3520.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Maliya
Pincode 363670
Area (hectares) 3520.85 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 386
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 3520.85 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagasara, Bhavpar, Bodki and Chamanpar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 742. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Chikhli village has 386 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 363670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 3520.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhli falls under Maliya tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The census record for Chikhli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is in Maliya tehsil of Rajkot district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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