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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a small village in Mantha tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 55 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.34 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Mantha
Area (hectares) 162.34 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 55
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 162.34 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 933.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 58 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Partur, about 37 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 town Lonar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mantha 21 km
Nearest railway station Partur 37 km
District headquarters Jalna 58 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mantha 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 115. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Chikhali village has 55 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Chikhali covers 162.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Mantha tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Partur, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 58 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 Mantha tehsil of Jalna district. Lonar is about 19 km away. Mantha is about 21 km away. Partur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanwat Kheda (under 2 km), Garteki Tanda (2.2 km) and Andhwadi (2.3 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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