About Chikhala Village

Chikhala is a mid sized village in Buldana tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 598 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.66 hectares hectares.

Chikhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Buldana
Area (hectares)	675.66 hectares
Population	1,187
Male Population	598
Female Population	589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhala compares

By the 2011 count Chikhala is the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents. Its 675.66 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chikhala

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

Chikhala lies about 14 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Bhagdara, about 47 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 Chikhala
Tehsil headquarters	Buldana	14 km
Nearest town	Buldāna	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bhagdara	47 km

Villages closest to Chikhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhala village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents.

Chikhala village has 598 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhala has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Chikhala covers 675.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhala falls under Buldana tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhala is Bhagdara, about 47 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 Chikhala.

Chikhala is about 14 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhala is in Buldana tehsil of Buldana district. Buldana is about 14 km away. Buldāna is about 14 km away. Bhagdara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.