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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Deoli tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 371 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.05 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Deoli
Area (hectares) 981.05 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 371
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 981.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chikhali from other places

Chikhali lies about 17 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dahegaon, about 16 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 Deoli 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Dahegaon 16 km
Nearest town Sindi 17 km
District headquarters Wardha 17 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 732. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chikhali village has 371 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Chikhali covers 981.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Deoli tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Dahegaon, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 17 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Deoli tehsil of Wardha district. Deoli is about 7.0 km away. Dahegaon is about 16 km away. Sindi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adegaon (2.1 km), Bopapur (2.5 km) and Dighi (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikhali today is likely to be higher.

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