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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,221 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 852.81 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 852.81 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,221
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 60th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 852.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 58 km from Satara, 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
Nearest town Vite 17 km
Nearest railway station Karad 18 km
District headquarters Satara 58 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karad 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 2,508. That makes it the 60th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,221 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Chikhali covers 852.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Karad tehsil of Satara 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 <5 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 about 58 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Vite is about 17 km away. Karad is about 18 km away. Satara is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumantwadi (6.0 km), Hanumanwadi (6.0 km) and Chinchani (13 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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