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About Chikhalgaon Village

Chikhalgaon is a large village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,019 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.09 hectares hectares.

Chikhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 284.09 hectares
Population 2,012
Male Population 1,019
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalgaon is the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 284.09 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chikhalgaon

Chikhalgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikhalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhalgaon from other places

Chikhalgaon lies about 100 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi Buzurg, about 2.2 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 Chikhalgaon
Nearest railway station Chicholi Buzurg 2.2 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 6.6 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 100 km

Villages closest to Chikhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalgaon village had a population of 2,012. That makes it the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Chikhalgaon village has 1,019 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalgaon has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Chikhalgaon covers 284.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikhalgaon falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalgaon is Chicholi Buzurg, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikhalgaon.

Chikhalgaon is about 100 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalgaon is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chicholi Buzurg is about 2.2 km away. Desāīganj is about 4.7 km away. Brahmapuri is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondri (under 2 km), Hardoli (1.8 km) and Surbodi (2.0 km).

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

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