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Chikhla

चिखला
Kurai mandal
Pincode 480880
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kalpna Devi Uikey
Contact: 93****9366
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LGD code
497108
Pincode
480880
Post office
Korai
Population
302
Households
70
Literacy rate
55.3%
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000♂
Workers
164
Distance to district centre
77 km
Distance to mandal centre
21 km
Distance to Bhopal
259 km
Distance to Hyderabad
513 km
Nearest railway station
Seoni · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gopalganj · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chikhla compares

By population, Chikhla ranks #140 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.3%
−7.6% vs mandal average
Chikhla
55.3%
Kurai mandal
62.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−110 vs mandal average
Chikhla
899
Kurai mandal
1,009
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Chikhla
4.3
Kurai mandal
4.4

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

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Chikhla at a glance

Chikhla is a village of 302 people in 70 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 140th-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Seoni district centre, 45 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 21 km from Seoni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480880, served by Korai post office; the LGD village code is 497108. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gopalganj, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Kalpna Devi Uikey, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 356 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhla

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
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
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
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
24
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
329.29
Irrigated area (ha)
8.5
Forest area (ha)
13.24

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

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Key facts — Chikhla

LGD code
497108
Pincode
480880
Post office
Korai
Population (Census 2011)
302
Population (projected 2026)
356
Households
70
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
899
Literacy rate
55.3%
Coordinates
21.90436°N, 79.45942°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Churai
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kalpna Devi Uikey
Block / Mandal
Kurai
Getting there

How to reach Chikhla

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 77 km
≈ 2 h 38 min by car · 3 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal259 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad513 km
  • Mumbai754 km
  • Delhi780 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSeoni21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gopalganj11 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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