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About Chikhali Mal Village

Chikhali Mal is a large village in Mul tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,118 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali Mal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Mul
Pincode 441212
Area (hectares) 384.3 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali Mal compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali Mal is the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents. Its 384.3 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chikhali Mal

Chikhali Mal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhali Mal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhali Mal from other places

Chikhali Mal lies about 47 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajoli, about 4.0 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 Chikhali Mal
Nearest railway station Rajoli 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mul 9.3 km
Nearest town Mūl 9.3 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 47 km

Villages closest to Chikhali Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mul 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 Chikhali Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali Mal village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents.

Chikhali Mal village has 1,118 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali Mal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali Mal is 441212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali Mal covers 384.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali Mal falls under Mul tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali Mal is Rajoli, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali Mal.

Chikhali Mal is about 47 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali Mal is in Mul tehsil of Chandrapur district. Rajoli is about 4.0 km away. Mul is about 9.3 km away. Mūl is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chikhli No 1 (under 2 km), Chikhli No 2 (under 2 km) and Gangalwadi (under 2 km).

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

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