About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 803 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Wai
Area (hectares)	441 hectares
Population	1,704
Male Population	803
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
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 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

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

How far is Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 38 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 28 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	Wai	24 km
Nearest railway station	Diwankhavati	28 km
District headquarters	Satara	38 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

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Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,704. That makes it the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Chikhali village has 803 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

Chikhali covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Diwankhavati, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 38 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 Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 24 km away. Diwankhavati is about 28 km away. Satara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.