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About Sota Chikhali Village

Sota Chikhali is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 368 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1238.26 hectares hectares.

Sota Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sota Chikhali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 1238.26 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 368
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sota Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Sota Chikhali is the 89th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 1238.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sota Chikhali

The census records public bus service for Sota Chikhali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sota Chikhali from other places

Sota Chikhali lies about 36 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 5.5 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 Sota Chikhali
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 10 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 10 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 36 km

Villages closest to Sota Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sota Chikhali village had a population of 690. That makes it the 89th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Sota Chikhali village has 368 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sota Chikhali has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Sota Chikhali covers 1238.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sota Chikhali falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sota Chikhali is Dharamkundi, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sota Chikhali.

Sota Chikhali is about 36 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sota Chikhali is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 5.5 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 10 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khal (under 2 km), Kharda (1.8 km) and Bhamedi (2.1 km).

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

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