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About Chikhalamali Village

Chikhalamali is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 683 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.19 hectares hectares.

Chikhalamali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalamali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 340.19 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 683
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalamali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalamali is the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 340.19 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chikhalamali

Chikhalamali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhalamali as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhalamali from other places

Chikhalamali lies about 39 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 16 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 Chikhalamali
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 15 km
Nearest railway station Gudma 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 22 km
District headquarters Balaghat 39 km

Villages closest to Chikhalamali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalamali village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Chikhalamali village has 683 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalamali has about 994 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 1013.

Chikhalamali covers 340.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhalamali falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalamali is Gudma, about 16 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 km distance for Chikhalamali.

Chikhalamali is about 39 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalamali is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 15 km away. Gudma is about 16 km away. Gondiā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohjhari (2.3 km), Bhanegaon (3.5 km) and Binjhalgaon (4.1 km).

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

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