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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 553088
- Pincode
- 421403
- Post office
- Kinholi
- Population
- 454
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 269
- Distance to district centre
- 132 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 230 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 31 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 590 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chikhale · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shifa Hospital · 3 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
चिखले ची तुलना
By population, Chikhale ranks #159 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
−3.1% vs mandal average
Chikhale62.6%
Murbad mandal65.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−118 vs mandal average
Chikhale853
Murbad mandal971
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Chikhale4.7
Murbad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
चिखले एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
चिखले हे महाराष्ट्रच्या ठाणे जिल्ह्यातील मुरबाड तालुकामधील 454 लोकसंख्येचे 97 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे मुरबाड तालुकामधील 205 गावांत 159वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 63% आहे, तालुका सरासरी 66% पेक्षा 3 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 853 स्त्रिया. हे ठाणे जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 132 किमी, जवळचे शहर Nilajeपासून 22 किमी, Chikhale रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 1 पेक्षा कमी किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 421403 आहे, Kinholi पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 553088 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Shifa Hospital, 3 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच Malti dipik hard आहेत; गाव Gangapur विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Bumb Prashant Bansilal. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 535, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Chikhale →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · चिखले
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 71
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 193
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 112.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 46
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · चिखले
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — चिखले
- LGD code
- 553088
- Pincode
- 421403
- Post office
- Kinholi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 454
- Population (projected 2026)
- 535
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.97716°N, 73.15674°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Malti dipik hard
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
जाण्याचा मार्ग
चिखले ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Mumbai31 kmcapital
- Hyderabad590 km
- Bengaluru819 km
- Chennai1003 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationChikhale<1 km
- Bus stopderavli bus stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCShifa Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankSyndicate Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpHP2 km
- CollegeNOFRA, Mankhurd24 km
- Police stationchaitra cafe9 km
प्रार्थनास्थळे · 5 किमीच्या आत
Temples & shrines near Chikhale
6 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 421403
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Other villages named Chikhale
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चिखले जवळची गावे
मुरबाड मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)