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About Chikhla Village

Chikhla is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,166, made up of 1,096 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.59 hectares hectares.

Chikhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 509.59 hectares
Population 2,166
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 509.59 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chikhla

The census records public bus service for Chikhla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 11 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Hatta Road, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Hatta Road 2.5 km
District headquarters Balaghat 11 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 15 km

Villages closest to Chikhla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 2,166. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Chikhla village has 1,096 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhla has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Chikhla covers 509.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhla falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhla is Hatta Road, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikhla.

Chikhla is about 11 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhla is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Hatta Road is about 2.5 km away. Balaghat is about 11 km away. Bālāghāt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleteka (1.6 km), Sihora (1.6 km) and Piparjhari (2.5 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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