About Chikhala Village

Chikhala is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 825 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Lonar
Pincode	443301
Area (hectares)	705.68 hectares
Population	1,575
Male Population	825
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhala compares

By the 2011 count Chikhala is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 705.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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 5 - 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 63 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 49 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	Lonar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Paradgaon	49 km
District headquarters	Buldana	63 km

Villages closest to Chikhala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lonar 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 1,575. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Chikhala village has 825 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhala has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chikhala is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhala covers 705.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhala falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhala is Paradgaon, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhala.

Chikhala is about 63 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 Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 12 km away. Paradgaon is about 49 km away. Buldana is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.