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Chikhalap

Mhasla mandal
Pincode 402105
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Temples near Chikhalap

  • Kusmadevi Mandir · 3.0 km

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LGD code
554918
Pincode
402105
Post office
Mhasla
Population
735
Households
197
Literacy rate
63.3%
Sex ratio
1333 ♀/1000♂
Workers
397
Distance to district centre
147 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Mumbai
110 km
Distance to Hyderabad
584 km
Nearest railway station
Goregaon Road · 31 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Shrivardhan, Sub District Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chikhalap compares

By population, Chikhalap ranks #21 of 83 villages in Mhasla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.3%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Chikhalap
63.3%
Mhasla mandal
69.2%
Raigad district
73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,333
+139 vs mandal average
Chikhalap
1,333
Mhasla mandal
1,194
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chikhalap
3.7
Mhasla mandal
4.2

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

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Chikhalap at a glance

Chikhalap is a village of 735 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Mhasla taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 21st-largest of 83 villages in Mhasla taluka. Literacy is 63%, 6 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,333 women per 1,000 men. It lies 147 km from the Raigad district centre, 31 km from Goregaon Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 402105, served by Mhasla post office; the LGD village code is 554918. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shrivardhan, Sub District Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Mahad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gogawale Bharat Maruti. The population is estimated at 867 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chikhalap

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chikhalap · this village73563%
Chikhalap · Shrivardhan39572%0 km N
Bhoste · Shrivardhan1,14367%3.5 km SE
Bhoste · Khed51778%3.5 km SE
Dandguri · Shrivardhan40673%4.2 km N
Shrivardhan · Shrivardhan3776%4.5 km S
Bapavan · Shrivardhan35663%5.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhalap

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
19
Primary school
2
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
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SHRIVARDHAN
Distance to nearest town (km)
23
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
52
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
800
Irrigated area (ha)
402
Forest area (ha)
101

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

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Key facts — Chikhalap

LGD code
554918
Pincode
402105
Post office
Mhasla
Population (Census 2011)
735
Population (projected 2026)
867
Households
197
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1333
Literacy rate
63.3%
Coordinates
18.09351°N, 73.01906°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Raigad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahad
Member of Parliament
Sunil Tatkare
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gogawale Bharat Maruti
Block / Mandal
Mhasla
Nearest PHC
Dhanvantari Clinic (32.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Chikhalap

Mandal centre
Mhasla · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Raigad · ≈ 147 km
≈ 5 h 2 min by car · 5 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai110 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad584 km
  • Bengaluru751 km
  • Chennai956 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGoregaon Road31 km
  • Bus stopShivaji Chowk Diveagar11 km
  • Hospital / PHCShrivardhan, Sub District Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankIDBI30 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Gas Station12 km
  • Police stationMangaon police station33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chikhalap

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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