Maharashtra Famous Food & Mumbai Street Food Guide 2025
Vada pav, pav bhaji, misal pav and puran poli, the grains a Maharashtrian meal is built on, and the street food of Mumbai.
- 09 Sep 25
7 min
Chikhale is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,534, made up of 2,227 males and 2,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 848 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Tehsil | Dahanu |
| Pincode | 401602 |
| Area (hectares) | 848 hectares |
| Population | 4,534 |
| Male Population | 2,227 |
| Female Population | 2,307 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,036 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within village |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Chikhale is the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 848 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.
Chikhale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhale 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandranagar, Chandwad, Chari Tarf Jamshet and Chari Tarf Kotebi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.
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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhale village had a population of 4,534. That makes it the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.
Chikhale village has 2,227 males and 2,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhale has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.
The pincode recorded for Chikhale is 401602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Chikhale covers 848 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Chikhale falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.
The census record for Chikhale notes the nearest railway station 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 Chikhale.
Chikhale is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikhale today is likely to be higher.
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