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About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 840 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.45 hectares hectares.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 826.45 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 840
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 826.45 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 44 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 32 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 Arni 5.0 km
Nearest town Digras 20 km
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 44 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arni 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 1,614. That makes it the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chikhali village has 840 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Chikhali covers 826.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhali falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Ladkhed, about 32 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 44 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhali is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 5.0 km away. Digras is about 20 km away. Ladkhed is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari (1.9 km), Kopara (2.5 km) and Kathoda (2.8 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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