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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
hasen tumram
Contact: 79****4430
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- LGD code
- 544299
- Pincode
- 431811
- Post office
- Gokunda
- Population
- 3,124
- Households
- 680
- Literacy rate
- 53%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,439
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikhali (Bk) compares
By population, Chikhali (Bk) ranks #7 of 178 villages in Kinwat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.0%
−9.7% vs mandal average
- Chikhali (Bk)
- 53.0%
- Kinwat mandal
- 62.7%
- Nanded district
- 65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+32 vs mandal average
- Chikhali (Bk)
- 1,000
- Kinwat mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chikhali (Bk)
- 4.6
- Kinwat mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikhali (Bk) at a glance
Chikhali (Bk) is a village of 3,124 people in 680 households (Census 2011) in Kinwat taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 7th-largest of 178 villages in Kinwat taluka. Literacy is 53%, 10 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 431811, served by Gokunda post office; the LGD village code is 544299. The sarpanch is hasen tumram, and the village votes in Arni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Narayan Todsam. The population is estimated at 3,683 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhali (Bk)
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Kinwat
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 134
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 865.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 672.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 76.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikhali (Bk)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikhali (Bk)
- LGD code
- 544299
- Pincode
- 431811
- Post office
- Gokunda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,124
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,683
- Households
- 680
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 53.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chandrapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arni
- Member of Parliament
- Pratibha Dhanorkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raju Narayan Todsam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hasen tumram
- Block / Mandal
- Kinwat
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 431811
- Patoda ChikhaliKinwat mandal2,027 pop
- Bendi TandaKinwat mandal1,529 pop
- Andhbori (Chi.)Kinwat mandal1,371 pop
- Chikhli TandaKinwat mandal1,337 pop
- PardhansawangviKinwat mandal1,303 pop
- ShaniwarpethKinwat mandal1,300 pop
- Choti Chikhali.Kinwat mandal1,254 pop
- Dhanora ChikhaliKinwat mandal971 pop
- Sindgi (Chikhali)Kinwat mandal938 pop
Other villages in Kinwat mandal
View all 60+ →- Bodhadi Bk.
- Islapur
- Mandvi
- Shivni Islampur
- Bodhadi Kh
- Sarkhani
- Daheli
- Jaldhara
- Mandva (Kinwat)
- Umri
- Mohpur
- Apparaopeth
- Nichpur
- Malborgaon
- Sindgi Kinvat
- Ghoti
- Paroti Tanda
- Patoda Chikhali
- Ambadi
- Kosmet
- Khambala
- Bhisi
- Jawarla
- Bellori (Dha)
- Lingi
- Dhawaji Tanda
- Kolhari
- Pardi Kh.
- Kothari Sindkhed
- Nandgaon Tanda
- Patoda Bk.
- Kopara
- Rajgad Tanda
- Palshi
- Bendi Tanda
- Unakdeo
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)