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About Chikhale Village

Chikhale is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 531 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Pincode 421303
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 531
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhale compares

By the 2011 count Chikhale is the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Borande, Bramhangaon, Budhavali and Chambale. 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 1,038. That makes it the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Chikhale village has 531 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhale has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chikhale is 421303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhale covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhale falls under Vada 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhale.

Chikhale is in Vada 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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