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About Chikalhai Village

Chikalhai is a mid sized village in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 434 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.85 hectares hectares.

Chikalhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikalhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Amanganj
Area (hectares) 496.85 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 434
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Chikalhai compares

By the 2011 count Chikalhai is the 36th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 496.85 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Chikalhai

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

Chikalhai lies about 33 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 47 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 Chikalhai
Tehsil headquarters Amanganj 8.2 km
District headquarters Panna 33 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 47 km

Villages closest to Chikalhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikalhai village had a population of 819. That makes it the 36th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chikalhai village has 434 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikalhai has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Chikalhai covers 496.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikalhai falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikalhai is Khajuraho, about 47 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 Chikalhai.

Chikalhai is about 33 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikalhai is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 8.2 km away. Panna is about 33 km away. Khajuraho is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siro (under 2 km), Kanti (1.6 km) and Gaura Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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