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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 445 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.31 hectares hectares.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 257.31 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 445
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 69th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 257.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Chikhli

Chikhli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhli 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 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 22 km
Nearest town Nainpur 22 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 Keolari 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 905. That makes it the 69th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Chikhli village has 445 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Chikhli covers 257.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhli falls under Keolari 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 5 - 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 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 Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Nagarwara is about 6.9 km away. Keolari is about 22 km away. Nainpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharpadiya (under 2 km), Khami (2.6 km) and Sarandi (2.9 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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