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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 547 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.33 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 409.33 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 547
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 84th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 409.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 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 24 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 21 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 town Taloda 13 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 24 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 24 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawapur 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 1,129. That makes it the 84th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Chikhali village has 547 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Chikhali covers 409.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Dhekvad, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 24 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 13 km away. Dhekvad is about 21 km away. Nawapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pati (2.2 km), Nagziri (4.5 km) and Kharje (7.1 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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