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About Chikhalgaon Village

Chikhalgaon is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 685 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695 hectares hectares.

Chikhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 695 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 685
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalgaon is the 81st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 695 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chikhalgaon

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

Chikhalgaon lies about 112 km from Pune. 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 Chikhalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Khed 22 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 41 km
District headquarters Pune 112 km

Villages closest to Chikhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalgaon village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 81st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Chikhalgaon village has 685 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Chikhalgaon covers 695 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalgaon falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chikhalgaon 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 Chikhalgaon.

Chikhalgaon is about 112 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalgaon is in Khed tehsil of Pune district. Khed is about 22 km away. Chiplūn is about 41 km away. Pune is about 112 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangari (10 km), Karanja Vihire (20 km) and Askhed Bk (22 km).

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

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