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About Chikangaon Village

Chikangaon is a mid sized village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,710, made up of 888 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.03 hectares hectares.

Chikangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 651.03 hectares
Population 1,710
Male Population 888
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikangaon compares

By the 2011 count Chikangaon is the 48th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 651.03 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 942.

Getting to Chikangaon

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

Chikangaon lies about 22 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 13 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 Chikangaon
Nearest railway station Badnapur 13 km
Nearest town Pīpri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 20 km
District headquarters Jalna 22 km

Villages closest to Chikangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikangaon village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 48th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Chikangaon village has 888 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikangaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Chikangaon covers 651.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikangaon falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikangaon is Badnapur, about 13 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 Chikangaon.

Chikangaon is about 22 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikangaon is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 13 km away. Pīpri is about 16 km away. Ambad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deshgavhan (2.5 km), Khedgaon (2.9 km) and Badapur (3.4 km).

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

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