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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Kadegaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 961 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kadegaon
Pincode 415305
Area (hectares) 628 hectares
Population 1,876
Male Population 961
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 54 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Karad, about 18 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 Chikhali
Tehsil headquarters Kadegaon 5.5 km
Nearest town Vite 17 km
Nearest railway station Karad 18 km
District headquarters Sangli 54 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Chikhali village has 961 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 415305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 628 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 Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Karad, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 54 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district. Kadegaon is about 5.5 km away. Vite is about 17 km away. Karad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrapur (1.6 km), Kadepur (2.5 km) and Saholi (3.0 km).

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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