About Chikanya Village

Chikanya is a large village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,196 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1357.09 hectares hectares.

Chikanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikanya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Garoth
Area (hectares)	1357.09 hectares
Population	2,349
Male Population	1,196
Female Population	1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikanya compares

By the 2011 count Chikanya is the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 1357.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chikanya

Chikanya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikanya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikanya from other places

Chikanya lies about 73 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kurlasi, about 5.4 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 Chikanya
Nearest railway station	Kurlasi	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garoth	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bhawāni Mandi	16 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	73 km

Villages closest to Chikanya

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

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Common questions about Chikanya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikanya village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Chikanya village has 1,196 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikanya has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Chikanya covers 1357.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikanya falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikanya is Kurlasi, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikanya.

Chikanya is about 73 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikanya is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Kurlasi is about 5.4 km away. Garoth is about 8.8 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.