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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a small village in Kuhi tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 122 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.63 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kuhi
Area (hectares) 440.63 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 122
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 110th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 440.63 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 24 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Dighori Buzurg, about 8.1 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 Dighori Buzurg 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuhi 10 km
Nearest town Kanhān 17 km
District headquarters Nagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuhi 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 263. That makes it the 110th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Chikhali village has 122 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Chikhali covers 440.63 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.

Chikhali falls under Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Dighori Buzurg, about 8.1 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 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 24 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 Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district. Dighori Buzurg is about 8.1 km away. Kuhi is about 10 km away. Kanhān is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivani (2.2 km), Chitapur (3.6 km) and Bhamewada (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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