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About Chikhalhol Village

Chikhalhol is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,071, made up of 1,023 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhalhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalhol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415310
Area (hectares) 1133 hectares
Population 2,071
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalhol compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalhol is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1133 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Chikhalhol

Chikhalhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhalhol as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhalhol from other places

Chikhalhol lies about 59 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 32 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 Chikhalhol
Nearest town Vite 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Takari 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 59 km

Villages closest to Chikhalhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalhol village had a population of 2,071. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Chikhalhol village has 1,023 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalhol has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Chikhalhol is 415310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhalhol covers 1133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalhol falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalhol is Takari, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Chikhalhol.

Chikhalhol is about 59 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalhol is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 12 km away. Khanapur is about 26 km away. Takari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagyanagar (4.3 km), Himgangade (4.7 km) and Bhendvade (5.7 km).

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

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