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About Chikali Village

Chikali is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 365 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.02 hectares hectares.

Chikali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 282.02 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 365
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikali compares

By the 2011 count Chikali is the 54th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 282.02 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 920.

Getting to Chikali

Chikali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chikali from other places

Chikali lies about 53 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 56 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 Chikali
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 16 km
Nearest town Bareli 28 km
District headquarters Raisen 53 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 56 km

Villages closest to Chikali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikali village had a population of 674. That makes it the 54th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Chikali village has 365 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikali has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Chikali covers 282.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikali falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikali is Pipariya, about 56 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 - 10 km distance for Chikali.

Chikali is about 53 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikali is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 km away. Bareli is about 28 km away. Raisen is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimnapur (under 2 km), Ramgarh (1.7 km) and Barchheka (1.9 km).

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

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