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About Chikhalwadi Village

Chikhalwadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 507 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 507
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 60th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Chikhalwadi

Chikhalwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhalwadi 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 Chikhalwadi from other places

Chikhalwadi lies about 46 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Chikhalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 5.0 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 29 km
District headquarters Sangli 46 km

Villages closest to Chikhalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalwadi village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 60th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Chikhalwadi village has 507 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalwadi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Chikhalwadi is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhalwadi covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhalwadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Chikhalwadi.

Chikhalwadi is about 46 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalwadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 5.0 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 18 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladewadi (2.6 km), Ingrul (2.7 km) and Mangle (3.4 km).

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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