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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 602 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884 hectares hectares.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 884 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 602
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 54th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 884 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chikhli

Chikhli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikhli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhli from other places

Chikhli lies about 24 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Choral, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Choral 11 km
Nearest town Rāvu 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 21 km
District headquarters Indore 24 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mhow 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 1,168. That makes it the 54th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Chikhli village has 602 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Chikhli covers 884 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhli falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Choral, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 24 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Choral is about 11 km away. Rāvu is about 19 km away. Mhow is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathan Pipalya (2.5 km), Joshi Guradiya (4.9 km) and Simrol (6.4 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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