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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 686 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 354.81 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 686
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 54th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 354.81 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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 - 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 90 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Tankhala, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 4.5 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 28 km
Nearest railway station Tankhala 29 km
District headquarters Vadodara 90 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kavant 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 1,446. That makes it the 54th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Chikhli village has 686 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chikhli is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhli covers 354.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhli falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Tankhala, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 90 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 4.5 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 28 km away. Tankhala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palas Kuva (1.8 km), Kakanpur (2.5 km) and Nakhal (2.5 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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