About Chikhalgaon Village

Chikhalgaon is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 239 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,594 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Dapoli
Pincode	415712
Area (hectares)	726 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	239
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,594
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 86th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

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 84 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 24 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 Chikhalgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Dapoli	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Khed	24 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	41 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	84 km

Villages closest to Chikhalgaon

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

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Common questions about Chikhalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalgaon village had a population of 620. That makes it the 86th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Chikhalgaon village has 239 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalgaon has about 1594 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Chikhalgaon is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhalgaon covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalgaon falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalgaon is Khed, about 24 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 Chikhalgaon.

Chikhalgaon is about 84 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalgaon is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 2.1 km away. Khed is about 24 km away. Chiplūn is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.