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About Chirkhan Village

Chirkhan is a mid sized village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 550 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.73 hectares hectares.

Chirkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirkhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 460.73 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 550
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirkhan compares

By the 2011 count Chirkhan is the 116th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 460.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chirkhan

Chirkhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chirkhan 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. The nearest villages by name are Bupkari, Chandsaili, Chikhali Bk and Chikhali Kh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chirkhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirkhan village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 116th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Chirkhan village has 550 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirkhan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Chirkhan covers 460.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirkhan falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chirkhan notes the nearest railway station 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 Chirkhan.

Chirkhan is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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