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About Chikhalwadi Village

Chikhalwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 176 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 260.68 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 176
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalwadi is the 153rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 260.68 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1229.

Getting to Chikhalwadi

Chikhalwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhalwadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chauke, Chavhanwadi, Chavhatawadi and Chikhale. 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 Chikhalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalwadi village had a population of 372. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Chikhalwadi village has 176 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalwadi has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Chikhalwadi is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhalwadi covers 260.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chikhalwadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhalwadi.

Chikhalwadi 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.

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

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