About Chikani Village

Chikani is a small village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 244 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.14 hectares hectares.

Chikani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikani village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Pusad
Area (hectares)	252.14 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	244
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikani compares

By the 2011 count Chikani is the 157th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 252.14 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chikani

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

Chikani lies about 78 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 52 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 Chikani
Tehsil headquarters	Pusad	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bolda	52 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	78 km

Villages closest to Chikani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikani village had a population of 489. That makes it the 157th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Chikani village has 244 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikani has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Chikani covers 252.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikani falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikani is Bolda, about 52 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 Chikani.

Chikani is about 78 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikani is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 9.3 km away. Bolda is about 52 km away. Yavatmal is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.