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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,534, made up of 1,755 males and 1,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1511.88 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1511.88 hectares
Population 3,534
Male Population 1,755
Female Population 1,779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1511.88 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 48 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 32 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 Chikhali
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 15 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 32 km
District headquarters Betul 48 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 3,534. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,755 males and 1,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Chikhali covers 1511.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Achalpur, about 32 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 village for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 48 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 15 km away. Achalpur is about 32 km away. Betul is about 48 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 Raiyat (under 2 km), Mathni (1.7 km) and Mathni Ryt (1.7 km).

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

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