About Chikla Village

Chikla is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 1,010 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares.

Chikla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikla village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Sitamau
Area (hectares)	726 hectares
Population	1,994
Male Population	1,010
Female Population	984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikla compares

By the 2011 count Chikla is the 18th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chikla

Chikla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chikla from other places

Chikla lies about 31 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 27 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 Chikla
Tehsil headquarters	Sitamau	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Chowmahala	27 km
Nearest town	Shāmgarh	30 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	31 km

Villages closest to Chikla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikla village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 18th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Chikla village has 1,010 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikla has about 974 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 967.

Chikla covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikla falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikla is Chowmahala, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikla.

Chikla is about 31 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikla is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 6.2 km away. Chowmahala is about 27 km away. Shāmgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.