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About Chikhla Village

Chikhla is a large village in Khedbrahma tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,019 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhla village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Khedbrahma
Pincode 383270
Area (hectares) 398.67 hectares
Population 2,006
Male Population 1,019
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikhla compares

By the 2011 count Chikhla is the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents. Its 398.67 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chikhla

Chikhla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikhla 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhla from other places

Chikhla lies about 8.7 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Khed Brahma, about 5.1 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 Chikhla
Tehsil headquarters Khedbrahma 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Khed Brahma 5.1 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 8.7 km

Villages closest to Chikhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhla village had a population of 2,006. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents.

Chikhla village has 1,019 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhla has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chikhla is 383270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhla covers 398.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhla falls under Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chikhla is Khed Brahma, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chikhla is about 8.7 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhla is in Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Khedbrahma is about 5.1 km away. Khed Brahma is about 5.1 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vartol (2.5 km), Padardi (4.1 km) and Agiya (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikhla today is likely to be higher.

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