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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 731 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415609, 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 Sangameshwar
Pincode 415609
Area (hectares) 526.16 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 731
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 32nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 526.16 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bondye, Borsut, Burambad and Chandivane. 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 1,560. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Chikhali village has 731 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 415609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 526.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Sangameshwar 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 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is in Sangameshwar 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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