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About Chikhlagad Village

Chikhlagad is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 176 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.58 hectares hectares.

Chikhlagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhlagad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 544.58 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 176
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhlagad compares

By the 2011 count Chikhlagad is the 97th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 544.58 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chikhlagad

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

Chikhlagad lies about 62 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 12 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 Chikhlagad
Nearest railway station Katol 12 km
Nearest town Kātol 12 km
District headquarters Nagpur 62 km

Villages closest to Chikhlagad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhlagad village had a population of 322. That makes it the 97th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Chikhlagad village has 176 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhlagad has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Chikhlagad covers 544.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhlagad falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhlagad is Katol, about 12 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 Chikhlagad.

Chikhlagad is about 62 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhlagad is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Katol is about 12 km away. Kātol is about 12 km away. Nagpur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saoli (1.8 km), Murti (2.2 km) and Kolhu (2.8 km).

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

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