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About Chichala Village

Chichala is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 276 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.39 hectares hectares.

Chichala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 173.39 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 276
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichala compares

By the 2011 count Chichala is the 168th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 173.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chichala

Chichala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichala from other places

Chichala lies about 68 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 6.6 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 Chichala
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 9.5 km
Nearest town Barwāh 9.5 km
District headquarters Khargone 68 km

Villages closest to Chichala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichala village had a population of 524. That makes it the 168th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Chichala village has 276 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichala has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Chichala covers 173.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichala falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chichala is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chichala.

Chichala is about 68 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichala is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 6.6 km away. Barwaha is about 9.5 km away. Barwāh is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajana (under 2 km), Ramana (under 2 km) and Jamaniya (1.9 km).

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

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