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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 568 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415724, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415724
Area (hectares) 607.44 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 568
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 607.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aware, Bandarwadi, Barbhai and Bhatgaon. 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 Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Chikhali village has 568 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 415724. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 607.44 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.

Chikhali falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chikhali 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 <5 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Chikhali today is likely to be higher.

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