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About Chikhalbodi Village

Chikhalbodi is a small village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 147 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.64 hectares hectares.

Chikhalbodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalbodi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 265.64 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 147
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalbodi compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalbodi is the 78th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 265.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 994.

Getting to Chikhalbodi

Chikhalbodi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhalbodi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhalbodi from other places

Chikhalbodi lies about 16 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 17 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 Chikhalbodi
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 16 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Koka 17 km

Villages closest to Chikhalbodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalbodi village had a population of 275. That makes it the 78th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Chikhalbodi village has 147 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalbodi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Chikhalbodi covers 265.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalbodi falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalbodi is Koka, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhalbodi.

Chikhalbodi is about 16 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalbodi is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhani is about 16 km away. Bhandara is about 16 km away. Bhandāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daitmangli (1.9 km), Sonekhari (2.6 km) and Rengepar (2.8 km).

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

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