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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 233 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986 hectares hectares.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 986 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 233
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 986 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chicholi

Chicholi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chicholi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chicholi from other places

Chicholi lies about 28 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhandak, about 5.2 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 Chicholi
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhandak 5.2 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 28 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicholi village had a population of 450. That makes it the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Chicholi village has 233 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Chicholi covers 986 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chicholi falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Bhandak, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 28 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicholi is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhadravati is about 3.5 km away. Bhandak is about 5.2 km away. Chandrapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesurli (1.6 km), Barang Mokasa (1.7 km) and Chek Baranj (1.7 km).

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

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