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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 503 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.39 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 551.39 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 503
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhali compares

By the 2011 count Chikhali is the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 551.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

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 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 51 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 20 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 Manora 7.2 km
Nearest town Digras 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 20 km
District headquarters Washim 51 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manora 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 988. That makes it the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Chikhali village has 503 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Chikhali covers 551.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Bhandegaon, about 20 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 Chikhali.

Chikhali is about 51 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 Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 7.2 km away. Digras is about 14 km away. Bhandegaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakad Chikhali (under 2 km), Deurwadi (under 2 km) and Dhanora Bk (2.6 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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