About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 269 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.32 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	759.32 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	269
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 162nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 759.32 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 52 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kanhad Gaon, about 51 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 Chikhali
Nearest town	Malajkhand	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kanhad Gaon	51 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	52 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

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Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 537. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Chikhali village has 269 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 996 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 1032.

Chikhali covers 759.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Kanhad Gaon, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 52 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 24 km away. Baihar is about 33 km away. Kanhad Gaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.