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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 397 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.05 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 186.05 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 397
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 59th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 186.05 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 34 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 9.6 km
Nearest town Sihorā 9.6 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihora 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 770. That makes it the 59th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Chikhali village has 397 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali 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 948.

Chikhali covers 186.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Sihora Road, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 34 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 7.4 km away. Sihora is about 9.6 km away. Sihorā is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandowar (under 2 km), Padariya (under 2 km) and Makura (1.6 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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