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Chikhli

चिखली
Chhapara mandal
Pincode 480887
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jagvai bai invati
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LGD code
495951
Pincode
480887
Post office
Adegaon
Population
770
Households
150
Literacy rate
39.5%
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000♂
Workers
525
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
32 km
Distance to Bhopal
220 km
Distance to Hyderabad
574 km
Nearest railway station
Kaniwara · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Chhapara · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chikhli compares

By population, Chikhli ranks #49 of 157 villages in Chhapara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.5%
−14.8% vs mandal average
Chikhli
39.5%
Chhapara mandal
54.3%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,087
+111 vs mandal average
Chikhli
1,087
Chhapara mandal
976
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.8 vs mandal average
Chikhli
5.1
Chhapara mandal
4.3

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

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Chikhli at a glance

Chikhli is a village of 770 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Chhapara tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 49th-largest of 157 villages in Chhapara tehsil. Literacy is 40%, 15 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,087 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Seoni district centre, 46 km from Kaniwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480887, served by Adegaon post office; the LGD village code is 495951. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Chhapara, 19 km away. The sarpanch is jagvai bai invati, and the village votes in Amarwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah. The population is estimated at 908 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Babiya

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chikhli · this village77040%
Babaiya · Chhapara74340%2.7 km SW
Kachnara · Chhapara19467%2.7 km SE
Kamli · Chhapara64044%3.3 km SE
Kamli · Amla03.3 km SE
Kasti · Lamta03.5 km SE
Dhenka · Seoni76657%4.2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhli

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
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)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAKHNADON
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
67
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
32
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
556.57
Irrigated area (ha)
20.23
Forest area (ha)
140.03

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chikhli

LGD code
495951
Pincode
480887
Post office
Adegaon
Population (Census 2011)
770
Population (projected 2026)
908
Households
150
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1087
Literacy rate
39.5%
Coordinates
22.47834°N, 79.38488°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarwara
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamlesh Pratap Shah
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
jagvai bai invati
Block / Mandal
Chhapara
Getting there

How to reach Chikhli

Mandal centre
Chhapara · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal220 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad574 km
  • Delhi716 km
  • Mumbai775 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaniwara46 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Chhapara19 km
  • Petrol pumpहिन्दी30 km
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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