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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,164 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.28 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Area (hectares) 421.28 hectares
Population 2,332
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 421.28 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Chikhali lies about 24 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Kachewani, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station Kachewani 4.4 km
Nearest town Tirorā 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 24 km
District headquarters Gondiya 24 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 2,332. That makes it the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,164 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Chikhali covers 421.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Kachewani, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 24 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Kachewani is about 4.4 km away. Tirorā is about 4.7 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadki (3.5 km), Kolargaon (8.1 km) and Sindipar (14 km).

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

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