About Chikhalthan Village

Chikhalthan is one of the larger villages in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,041, made up of 2,628 males and 2,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2961 hectares hectares.

Chikhalthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalthan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Karmala
Area (hectares)	2961 hectares
Population	5,041
Male Population	2,628
Female Population	2,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalthan compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalthan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 2961 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chikhalthan

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

Chikhalthan lies about 110 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pophlaj, about 5.8 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 Chikhalthan
Nearest railway station	Pophlaj	5.8 km
Nearest town	Indāpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karmala	22 km
District headquarters	Solapur	110 km

Villages closest to Chikhalthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalthan village had a population of 5,041. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Chikhalthan village has 2,628 males and 2,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalthan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Chikhalthan covers 2961 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalthan falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalthan is Pophlaj, about 5.8 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 Chikhalthan.

Chikhalthan is about 110 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalthan is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Pophlaj is about 5.8 km away. Indāpur is about 15 km away. Karmala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.