About Chikhale Village

Chikhale is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 168 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,506 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Rajapur
Pincode	416713
Area (hectares)	368.7 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	168
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,506
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhale compares

By the 2011 count Chikhale is the 142nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 368.7 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1229.

Getting to Chikhale

Chikhale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhale 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 Bhoo, Burbewadi, Chauke and Chavhanwadi. 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.

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Common questions about Chikhale

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhale village had a population of 421. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Chikhale village has 168 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhale has about 1506 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Chikhale is 416713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhale covers 368.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhale falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chikhale 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 Chikhale.

Chikhale is in Rajapur 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.