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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 549 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Pincode 442305
Area (hectares) 352.68 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 549
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 19th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 352.68 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chikhali

Chikhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 56 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 22 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 Samudrapur 19 km
Nearest railway station Nagri 22 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 25 km
District headquarters Wardha 56 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samudrapur 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 1,055. That makes it the 19th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Chikhali village has 549 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 442305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 352.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Nagri, about 22 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 km distance for Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 56 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 Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 19 km away. Nagri is about 22 km away. Hinganghāt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yasapur (under 2 km), Yekodi (1.6 km) and Chopan (1.8 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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