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Chikhali Mal.

चिखली मल
Niwas mandal
Pincode 481885
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chikhali Mal. observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Niwas mandal

The principal temple recorded for Niwas mandal is Jain Mandir Sangam Colony. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chikhali Mal. itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Jabalpur
PC 13
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Jabalpur Paschim
AC 100
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BASANTI BAI
Contact: 62****2184
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LGD code
492451
Pincode
481885
Post office
Niwas
Population
747
Households
184
Literacy rate
45.9%
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000♂
Workers
437
Census 2011 · in context

How Chikhali Mal. compares

By population, Chikhali Mal. ranks #65 of 179 villages in Niwas mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.9%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Chikhali Mal.45.9%
Niwas mandal51.8%
Mandla district57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−73 vs mandal average
Chikhali Mal.950
Niwas mandal1,023
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Chikhali Mal.4.1
Niwas mandal4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Chikhali Mal. at a glance

Chikhali Mal. is a village of 747 people in 184 households (Census 2011) in Niwas tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 65th-largest of 179 villages in Niwas tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481885, served by Niwas post office; the LGD village code is 492451. The sarpanch is BASANTI BAI, and the village votes in Jabalpur Paschim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Singh. The population is estimated at 881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chikhali Mal. · this village74746%—
Bilnagari Mal. · Niwas72443%—
Katangi (Bhabhera) · Niwas52256%—
Bilnagari Ryt. · Niwas42242%—

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Key facts — Chikhali Mal.

LGD code
492451
Pincode
481885
Post office
Niwas
Population (Census 2011)
747
Population (projected 2026)
881
Households
184
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
950
Literacy rate
45.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Jabalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jabalpur Paschim
Member of Parliament
Ashish Dubey
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rakesh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BASANTI BAI
Block / Mandal
Niwas
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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