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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 369 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.57 hectares hectares.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 556.57 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 369
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 47th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 556.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chikhli

Chikhli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chikhli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chikhli from other places

Chikhli lies about 55 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Nagarwara, about 6.9 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 Chikhli
Nearest railway station Nagarwara 6.9 km
Nearest town Nainpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 32 km
District headquarters Seoni 55 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhli village had a population of 770. That makes it the 47th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Chikhli village has 369 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Chikhli covers 556.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhli falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Nagarwara, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 55 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhli is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Nagarwara is about 6.9 km away. Nainpur is about 22 km away. Chhapara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murjhor (4.5 km), Sarandiya (6.1 km) and Dalle Tola (8.3 km).

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

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