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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 751 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.7 hectares hectares.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 232.7 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 751
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 232.7 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chicholi

Chicholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chicholi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chicholi from other places

Chicholi lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 12 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 Chicholi
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 10 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 12 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

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 Chicholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicholi village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Chicholi village has 751 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 999 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 1013.

Chicholi covers 232.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Salekasa, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicholi is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 10 km away. Salekasa is about 12 km away. Gondiā 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 Chikhli (under 2 km), Chichewada (2.1 km) and Ghansa (2.5 km).

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

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