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About Chikhali Bk Village

Chikhali Bk is a mid sized village in Bodvad tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 672 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.63 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Bodvad
Area (hectares) 607.63 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 672
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Bk compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali Bk is the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 607.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chikhali Bk

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

Chikhali Bk lies about 52 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Kolhadi, about 5.7 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 Bk
Nearest railway station Kolhadi 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodvad 5.9 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 17 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 52 km

Villages closest to Chikhali Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali Bk village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Chikhali Bk village has 672 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali Bk has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Chikhali Bk covers 607.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali Bk falls under Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali Bk is Kolhadi, about 5.7 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 Bk.

Chikhali Bk is about 52 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali Bk is in Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district. Kolhadi is about 5.7 km away. Bodvad is about 5.9 km away. Malkāpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shevage Bk (under 2 km), Shevage Kh (under 2 km) and Manur Kh (2.3 km).

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

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