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About Chehel Village

Chehel is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 557 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares.

Chehel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chehel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 557
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chehel compares

By the 2011 count Chehel is the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 938.

Getting to Chehel

Chehel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chehel 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chehel from other places

Chehel lies about 35 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, 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 Chehel
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 4.6 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Dadgaon 22 km
District headquarters Washim 35 km

Villages closest to Chehel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chehel village had a population of 978. That makes it the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Chehel village has 557 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chehel has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Chehel covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chehel falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chehel is Dadgaon, 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 - 10 km distance for Chehel.

Chehel is about 35 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chehel is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 4.6 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 4.6 km away. Dadgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahit (under 2 km), Dhanora Bk (under 2 km) and Swasin (1.7 km).

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

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