About Chikhali Village

Chikhali is a large village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,189 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 946 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Darwha
Pincode	445202
Area (hectares)	946 hectares
Population	2,316
Male Population	1,189
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 12th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 946 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 47 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 4.6 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
Nearest railway station	Bhandegaon	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darwha	12 km
Nearest town	Dārwha	12 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	47 km

Villages closest to Chikhali

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

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Common questions about Chikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhali village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 12th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Chikhali village has 1,189 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhali has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chikhali is 445202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikhali covers 946 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikhali falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhali is Bhandegaon, about 4.6 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 47 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 Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Bhandegaon is about 4.6 km away. Darwha is about 12 km away. Dārwha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.