About Chikhalar Village

Chikhalar is a small village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 236 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.31 hectares hectares.

Chikhalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Amla
Area (hectares)	167.31 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	236
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalar compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalar is the 113th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 167.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chikhalar

Chikhalar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chikhalar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhalar from other places

Chikhalar lies about 42 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 9.8 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 Chikhalar
Nearest railway station	Bordhai	9.8 km
Nearest town	Sārni	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amla	20 km
District headquarters	Betul	42 km

Villages closest to Chikhalar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalar village had a population of 476. That makes it the 113th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Chikhalar village has 236 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Chikhalar covers 167.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhalar falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalar is Bordhai, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhalar.

Chikhalar is about 42 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalar is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 9.8 km away. Sārni is about 12 km away. Amla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.