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About Chikhale Village

Chikhale is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 363 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2275.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 2275.65 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 363
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhale compares

By the 2011 count Chikhale is the 106th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 2275.65 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chikhale

Chikhale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhale as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chikhale from other places

Chikhale lies about 33 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 26 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 Chikhale
Nearest railway station Khanapur 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 33 km
Nearest town Belagavi 33 km

Villages closest to Chikhale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhale village had a population of 718. That makes it the 106th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Chikhale village has 363 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhale has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chikhale is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhale covers 2275.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhale falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikhale is Khanapur, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhale.

Chikhale is about 33 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhale is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 26 km away. Belgaum is about 33 km away. Belagavi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betne (2.8 km), Ghose (3.8 km) and Mangenkop Alias Ghosenatti (3.8 km).

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

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