About Chikhalgaon Village

Chikhalgaon is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,660, made up of 1,878 males and 1,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1994.2 hectares hectares.

Chikhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akola
Area (hectares)	1994.2 hectares
Population	3,660
Male Population	1,878
Female Population	1,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalgaon is the 14th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1994.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chikhalgaon

Chikhalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhalgaon as Available within village. 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 Chikhalgaon from other places

Chikhalgaon lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 10 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 Chikhalgaon
Nearest railway station	Barsitakli	10 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Chikhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalgaon village had a population of 3,660. That makes it the 14th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Chikhalgaon village has 1,878 males and 1,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalgaon has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Chikhalgaon covers 1994.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalgaon falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalgaon is Barsitakli, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhalgaon.

Chikhalgaon is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalgaon is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 10 km away. Pātūr is about 10 km away. Akola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.