About Chichal Village

Chichal is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 608 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares.

Chichal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Area (hectares)	349 hectares
Population	1,204
Male Population	608
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichal compares

By the 2011 count Chichal is the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chichal

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

Chichal lies about 42 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 15 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 Chichal
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Wadegaon	15 km
Nearest town	Pawni	25 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	42 km

Villages closest to Chichal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichal village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Chichal village has 608 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Chichal covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichal falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichal is Wadegaon, about 15 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 Chichal.

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

Chichal is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 12 km away. Wadegaon is about 15 km away. Pawni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.