About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,301, made up of 3,304 males and 2,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416229
Area (hectares)	486 hectares
Population	6,301
Male Population	3,304
Female Population	2,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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 5 - 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 4.5 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 4.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	4.5 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	4.5 km
Nearest town	Kolhāpur	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	4.7 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

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Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 6,301. That makes it the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Chikhali village has 3,304 males and 2,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 416229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikhali falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 4.5 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Karvir is about 4.5 km away. Kolhapur is about 4.5 km away. Kolhāpur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.