About Chiklana Village

Chiklana is a large village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,885, made up of 1,465 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1381.67 hectares hectares.

Chiklana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiklana village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Tehsil	Piploda
Area (hectares)	1381.67 hectares
Population	2,885
Male Population	1,465
Female Population	1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiklana compares

By the 2011 count Chiklana is the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 1381.67 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 973.

Getting to Chiklana

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

How far is Chiklana from other places

Chiklana lies about 47 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 3.1 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 Chiklana
Nearest railway station	Dhodhar	3.1 km
Nearest town	Jaora	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piploda	21 km
District headquarters	Ratlam	47 km

Villages closest to Chiklana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiklana village had a population of 2,885. That makes it the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Chiklana village has 1,465 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiklana has about 969 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 973.

Chiklana covers 1381.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiklana falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chiklana is Dhodhar, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chiklana.

Chiklana is about 47 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiklana is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about 3.1 km away. Jaora is about 14 km away. Piploda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.