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About Chighali Village

Chighali is a mid sized village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 488 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.98 hectares hectares.

Chighali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chighali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 680.98 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 488
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chighali compares

By the 2011 count Chighali is the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 680.98 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chighali

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

Chighali lies about 47 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 7.5 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 Chighali
Nearest railway station Kumthakhurd 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 12 km
Nearest town Udgīr 12 km
District headquarters Latur 47 km

Villages closest to Chighali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chighali village had a population of 969. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Chighali village has 488 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chighali has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Chighali covers 680.98 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.

Chighali falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chighali is Kumthakhurd, about 7.5 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 Chighali.

Chighali is about 47 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chighali is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Kumthakhurd is about 7.5 km away. Udgir is about 12 km away. Udgīr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkheli (2.2 km), Bhakaskheda (2.8 km) and Kumdal (3.2 km).

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

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