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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 758 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.37 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 377.37 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 758
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 33rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 377.37 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 30 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 19 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 Mangrulpir 10 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 10 km
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 19 km
District headquarters Washim 30 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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 Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Chikhali village has 758 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Chikhali covers 377.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Amanwadi, about 19 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 30 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 10 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 10 km away. Amanwadi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathi (under 2 km), Icha (2.1 km) and Nagi (2.3 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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