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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,350 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1904 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Area (hectares) 1904 hectares
Population 2,729
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 1904 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 23 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 18 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 Badnapur 18 km
District headquarters Jalna 23 km
Nearest town Jālna 23 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnapur 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 2,729. That makes it the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,350 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Chikhali covers 1904 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Badnapur, about 18 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 23 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 18 km away. Jalna is about 23 km away. Jālna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waghrul Dongargaon (2.4 km), Waghrul Dabhadi (2.7 km) and Dangargaon Dabhadi (3.3 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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