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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,538, made up of 1,835 males and 1,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413523
Area (hectares) 1263 hectares
Population 3,538
Male Population 1,835
Female Population 1,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 9th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 1263 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 917.

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 46 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Pangaon, about 21 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 Ahmadpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Pangaon 21 km
District headquarters Latur 46 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ahmadpur 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 3,538. That makes it the 9th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,835 males and 1,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 413523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 1263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Pangaon, about 21 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 46 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 15 km away. Pangaon is about 21 km away. Latur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendrewadi (3.2 km), Andhori (3.5 km) and Hingangaon (3.9 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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