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About Chikase Village

Chikase is a large village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,156, made up of 1,087 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares.

Chikase Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikase village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 693 hectares
Population 2,156
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikase compares

By the 2011 count Chikase is the 60th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chikase

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

Chikase lies about 66 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 36 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 Chikase
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 19 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 36 km
District headquarters Dhule 66 km

Villages closest to Chikase

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikase village had a population of 2,156. That makes it the 60th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Chikase village has 1,087 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikase has about 983 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 987.

Chikase covers 693 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikase falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikase is Chinchpada, about 36 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 village for Chikase.

Chikase is about 66 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikase is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 19 km away. Chinchpada is about 36 km away. Dhule is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalner (2.2 km), Deshshirwade (2.4 km) and Samode (2.8 km).

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

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