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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a small village in Achalpur tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 42 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.83 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Achalpur
Area (hectares) 193.83 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 42
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 193.83 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chikhali

The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 42 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 3.3 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 Chikhali
Nearest railway station Achalpur 3.3 km
District headquarters Amravati 42 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 77. That makes it the 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chikhali village has 42 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Chikhali covers 193.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Achalpur tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Achalpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 42 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Achalpur tehsil of Amravati district. Achalpur is about 3.3 km away. Amravati is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajura (under 2 km), Khushalpur (under 2 km) and Viththalapur (under 2 km).

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

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