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About Chikhli Village

Chikhli is a small village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 159 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.32 hectares hectares.

Chikhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 128.32 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 159
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhli compares

By the 2011 count Chikhli is the 123rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 128.32 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Chikhli

Chikhli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhli 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 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 45 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Umaria Isra, about 9.8 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 Umaria Isra 9.8 km
Nearest town Chhindwāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurai 22 km
District headquarters Seoni 45 km

Villages closest to Chikhli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurai 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 312. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Chikhli village has 159 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhli has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Chikhli covers 128.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikhli is Umaria Isra, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikhli.

Chikhli is about 45 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 Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. Umaria Isra is about 9.8 km away. Chhindwāra is about 22 km away. Kurai 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 Chikhla (under 2 km), Khair Ranji (3.6 km) and Belgaon (5.7 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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