About Chikayala Village

Chikayala is a small village in Sironcha tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 106 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares.

Chikayala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikayala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Tehsil	Sironcha
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	208
Male Population	106
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikayala compares

By the 2011 count Chikayala is the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 591 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chikayala

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

How far is Chikayala from other places

Chikayala lies about 125 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Bellampalli, about 47 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 Chikayala
Tehsil headquarters	Sironcha	24 km
Nearest town	Chinnūr	27 km
Nearest railway station	Bellampalli	47 km
District headquarters	Gadchiroli	125 km

Villages closest to Chikayala

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

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Common questions about Chikayala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikayala village had a population of 208. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 591 residents.

Chikayala village has 106 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikayala has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Chikayala covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikayala falls under Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikayala is Bellampalli, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Chikayala.

Chikayala is about 125 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikayala is in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Sironcha is about 24 km away. Chinnūr is about 27 km away. Bellampalli is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.