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About Chikhaldara Village

Chikhaldara is a mid sized village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 373 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.12 hectares hectares.

Chikhaldara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhaldara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kelapur
Area (hectares) 778.12 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 373
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhaldara compares

By the 2011 count Chikhaldara is the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 778.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 973.

Getting to Chikhaldara

Chikhaldara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhaldara 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 Chikhaldara from other places

Chikhaldara lies about 58 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rohna, about 6.5 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 Chikhaldara
Nearest railway station Rohna 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kelapur 16 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 17 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 58 km

Villages closest to Chikhaldara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhaldara village had a population of 720. That makes it the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Chikhaldara village has 373 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhaldara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Chikhaldara covers 778.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikhaldara falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikhaldara is Rohna, about 6.5 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 Chikhaldara.

Chikhaldara is about 58 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhaldara is in Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district. Rohna is about 6.5 km away. Kelapur is about 16 km away. Pulgaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairgaon (2.6 km), Khairi (2.6 km) and Krishnapur (3.0 km).

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

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