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- LGD code
- 561869
- Pincode
- 413202
- Post office
- Jeur (Solapur)
- Population
- 5,041
- Households
- 1,059
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,581
- Distance to district centre
- 223 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 175 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 273 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 466 km
- Nearest railway station
- Daulatabad · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jawalkar Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikhalthan compares
By population, Chikhalthan ranks #5 of 123 villages in Karmala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Chikhalthan
- 66.1%
- Karmala mandal
- 65.3%
- Solapur district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
+3 vs mandal average
- Chikhalthan
- 918
- Karmala mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chikhalthan
- 4.8
- Karmala mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikhalthan at a glance
Chikhalthan is a village of 5,041 people in 1,059 households (Census 2011) in Karmala taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 5th-largest of 123 villages in Karmala taluka. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 223 km from the Solapur district centre, 32 km from Wakadi, the nearest town, 31 km from Daulatabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413202, served by Jeur (Solapur) post office; the LGD village code is 561869. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jawalkar Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Karjat Jamkhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Pawar. The population is estimated at 5,943 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chikalthan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhalthan · this village | 5,041 | 66% | — |
| Chikhalthan · Kannad | 5,592 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Chikhalthan · Rahuri | 3,367 | 51% | 0 km N |
| Nimdongri · Kannad | 1,446 | 70% | 2 km W |
| Bhokangaon · Kannad | 1,457 | 72% | 2.8 km W |
| Gandheshwar · Khuldabad | 587 | 55% | 2.9 km E |
| Nandgirwadi · Kannad | 560 | 59% | 5.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhalthan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KARMALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,961
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 332.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikhalthan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikhalthan
- LGD code
- 561869
- Pincode
- 413202
- Post office
- Jeur (Solapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,041
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,943
- Households
- 1,059
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.19469°N, 75.20084°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karjat Jamkhed
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Pawar
- Block / Mandal
- Karmala
Getting there
How to reach Chikhalthan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai273 kmcapital
- Hyderabad466 km
- Bengaluru843 km
- Chennai957 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDaulatabad31 km
- Bus stopbanshendra bus stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCJawalkar Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra35 km
- Petrol pumpchapaner petrol pump13 km
- Collegenaukhanda college36 km
- Police stationPOLICE GROUND11 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)