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About Chikhal Bhosi Village

Chikhal Bhosi is a mid sized village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 850 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhal Bhosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhal Bhosi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Pincode 431714
Area (hectares) 385.78 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 850
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhal Bhosi compares

By the 2011 count Chikhal Bhosi is the 54th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 385.78 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 939.

Getting to Chikhal Bhosi

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

Chikhal Bhosi lies about 28 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Wanegaon, about 26 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 Chikhal Bhosi
Nearest town Kandahār 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Wanegaon 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 28 km
District headquarters Nanded 28 km

Villages closest to Chikhal Bhosi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandhar 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 Chikhal Bhosi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhal Bhosi village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 54th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Chikhal Bhosi village has 850 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhal Bhosi has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chikhal Bhosi is 431714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhal Bhosi covers 385.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhal Bhosi falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhal Bhosi is Wanegaon, about 26 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 Chikhal Bhosi.

Chikhal Bhosi is about 28 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhal Bhosi is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Kandahār is about 6.9 km away. Wanegaon is about 26 km away. Kandhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panbhoshi (under 2 km), Wanjarwadi (2.4 km) and Pangra (2.9 km).

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

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