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About Chikali Village

Chikali is a small village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 236 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Chikali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 236
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chikali compares

By the 2011 count Chikali is the 106th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

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 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikali from other places

Chikali lies about 86 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 29 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 Udaipura 6.1 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 28 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 29 km
District headquarters Raisen 86 km

Villages closest to Chikali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipura 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 457. That makes it the 106th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Chikali village has 236 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikali has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Chikali covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikali is Salichauka Road, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikali.

Chikali is about 86 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 Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 6.1 km away. Gādarwāra is about 28 km away. Salichauka Road is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisawadi (under 2 km), Ghana Tunda (under 2 km) and Kaniwada (2.0 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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