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About Chikhalgad Village

Chikhalgad is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 554 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.51 hectares hectares.

Chikhalgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhalgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 805.51 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 554
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhalgad compares

By the 2011 count Chikhalgad is the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 805.51 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chikhalgad

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

How far is Chikhalgad from other places

Chikhalgad lies about 34 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 26 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 Chikhalgad
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 13 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 13 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 26 km
District headquarters Washim 34 km

Villages closest to Chikhalgad

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 Chikhalgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhalgad village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Chikhalgad village has 554 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhalgad has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Chikhalgad covers 805.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhalgad falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhalgad is Warudkhed, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Chikhalgad.

Chikhalgad is about 34 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhalgad is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 13 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 13 km away. Warudkhed is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salambi (3.0 km), Sawargaon (3.7 km) and Jogaldari (4.0 km).

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

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