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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 192 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.38 hectares hectares.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 258.38 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 192
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 112th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 258.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chicholi

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

Chicholi lies about 80 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 19 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
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 20 km
Nearest town Umred 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 80 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 380. That makes it the 112th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Chicholi village has 192 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Chicholi covers 258.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chicholi falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Bhiwapur, about 19 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 Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 80 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 Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhiwapur is about 19 km away. Chimur is about 20 km away. Umred is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadhona (3.1 km), Bhisi (5.4 km) and Dongarla (5.5 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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