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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 701 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.36 hectares hectares.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 266.36 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 701
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 266.36 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chikhli

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

How far is Chikhli from other places

Chikhli lies about 56 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 13 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 Chikhli
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 13 km
Nearest town Gondiā 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 56 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

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 Chikhli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhli village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Chikhli village has 701 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Chikhli covers 266.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Salekasa, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 56 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 9.8 km away. Salekasa is about 13 km away. Gondiā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (under 2 km), Bordi (2.2 km) and Maneri (2.3 km).

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

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