About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 575 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.95 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Pauni
Area (hectares)	272.95 hectares
Population	1,170
Male Population	575
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 34th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 272.95 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chikhali

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

Chikhali lies about 51 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 4.8 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 Chikhali
Nearest railway station	Bhiwapur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauni	14 km
Nearest town	Pawni	14 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	51 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 34th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Chikhali village has 575 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Chikhali covers 272.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Bhiwapur, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 51 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 4.8 km away. Pauni is about 14 km away. Pawni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.