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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Muktainagar tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,163 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.94 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Muktainagar
Area (hectares) 634.94 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents. Its 634.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

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 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 61 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Khamkhed, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Muktainagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Khamkhed 12 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 14 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 61 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muktainagar 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 2,228. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,163 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Chikhali covers 634.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Khamkhed, about 12 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 Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 61 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district. Muktainagar is about 11 km away. Khamkhed is about 12 km away. Malkāpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandgure (2.0 km), Tarode (3.6 km) and Ghodasgaon (4.9 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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