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About Cholakha Village

Cholakha is a mid sized village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 443 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares.

Cholakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cholakha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Dharmabad
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 443
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cholakha compares

By the 2011 count Cholakha is the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Cholakha

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

Cholakha lies about 51 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, about 4.6 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 Cholakha
Nearest railway station Karkheli 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmabad 14 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 14 km
District headquarters Nanded 51 km

Villages closest to Cholakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cholakha village had a population of 872. That makes it the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Cholakha village has 443 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cholakha has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Cholakha covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cholakha falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Cholakha is Karkheli, about 4.6 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 Cholakha.

Cholakha is about 51 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cholakha is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Karkheli is about 4.6 km away. Dharmabad is about 14 km away. Dharmābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saikhed (2.1 km), Atala (2.2 km) and Jarikot (2.5 km).

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

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