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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Georai tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 313 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Georai
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 313
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 174th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 914.

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 24 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Georai 12 km
Nearest town Gevrai 12 km
District headquarters Bid 24 km
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 46 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Georai 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 586. That makes it the 174th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Chikhali village has 313 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Chikhali covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Georai tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Amalner Bhandyache, about 46 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 24 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Georai tehsil of Bid district. Georai is about 12 km away. Gevrai is about 12 km away. Bid is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sushi Vadgaon (under 2 km), Sindkhed (2.2 km) and Sathewadi (3.2 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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