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About Chhikari Village

Chhikari is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 797 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhikari village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 523.15 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 797
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhikari compares

By the 2011 count Chhikari is the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 523.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chhikari

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

Chhikari lies about 72 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Bechhiwara, about 23 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 Chhikari
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 17 km
Nearest railway station Bechhiwara 23 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 28 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 72 km

Villages closest to Chhikari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhikari village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Chhikari village has 797 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhikari has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chhikari is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhikari covers 523.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhikari falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chhikari is Bechhiwara, about 23 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhikari.

Chhikari is about 72 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhikari is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Meghraj is about 17 km away. Bechhiwara is about 23 km away. Dūngarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaghpur (3.1 km), Moti Mori (3.6 km) and Moti Moydi (3.6 km).

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

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