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About Chikhale Village

Chikhale is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 245 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Chikhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 245
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhale compares

By the 2011 count Chikhale is the 156th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chikhale

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 Brahmangaon, Bursunge, Chafe Tarf Khedul and Chandrapur. 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.

Common questions about Chikhale

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhale village had a population of 454. That makes it the 156th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Chikhale village has 245 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhale has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Chikhale covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhale falls under Murbad 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 Murbad 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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