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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 315 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Pincode 441302
Area (hectares) 208.2 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 315
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 208.2 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 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 52 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalambha, about 6.9 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 railway station Kalambha 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 8.7 km
Nearest town Kātol 8.7 km
District headquarters Nagpur 52 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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 Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 567. That makes it the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Chikhali village has 315 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 441302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 208.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Kalambha, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 52 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Kalambha is about 6.9 km away. Katol is about 8.7 km away. Kātol is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonhi (under 2 km), Mendki (under 2 km) and Sonoli (2.6 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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