Chikhaldara Tehsil - Amravati, Maharashtra
Chikhaldara is an administrative tehsil in the Amravati district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Anjangaon, while the nearest airport is Akola Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 68.8 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 2,477 km², including 2,473.03 km² of rural area and 3.94 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 957 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Chikhaldara Tehsil
Chikhaldara Tehsil has a total of 161 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhav | Rural | Adhav |
| 2 | Adnadi | Rural | Adnadi |
| 3 | Ahad | Rural | Khatkali |
| 4 | Aki | Rural | Aaki |
| 5 | Aladoh | Rural | Shahapur |
| 6 | Ambapati | Rural | Ambapati |
| 7 | Amona | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 8 | Amzari | Rural | Amzari |
| 9 | Awagad | Rural | Awagad |
| 10 | Badnapur | Rural | Badnapur |
| 11 | Bagdari | Rural | Bamadehi |
| 12 | Baglinga | Rural | Baglinga |
| 13 | Bahadarpur | Rural | Dharmdoh |
| 14 | Bamdehi | Rural | Bamadehi |
| 15 | Barugavhan | Rural | Barugavhan |
| 16 | Barukheda | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 17 | Bela | Rural | Salona |
| 18 | Bhandora | Rural | Korda |
| 19 | Bhandri | Rural | Kohana |
| 20 | Bhandum (Dhakana) | Rural | Ektai |
| 21 | Bhandum (Hatru) | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 22 | Bhawai | Rural | Bhulori |
| 23 | Bhilkheda | Rural | Borala |
| 24 | Bhilkheda (Borala) | Rural | Adnadi |
| 25 | Bhiroja | Rural | Chikhali |
| 26 | Bhulori | Rural | Bhulori |
| 27 | Bhutrum | Rural | Ruipathar |
| 28 | Biba | Rural | Biba |
| 29 | Bihali | Rural | Kohana |
| 30 | Bodu | Rural | Barugavhan |
| 31 | Boori. | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 32 | Borala | Rural | Borala |
| 33 | Boratyakheda | Rural | Raipur |
| 34 | Borda | Rural | Rahu |
| 35 | Bori | Rural | Jamli Wan |
| 36 | Butida | Rural | Barugavhan |
| 37 | Chandpur | Rural | Tembrusonda |
| 38 | Chauramal | Rural | Aaki |
| 39 | Chichati | Rural | Baglinga |
| 40 | Chichkheda | Rural | Chichkheda |
| 41 | Chikhali | Rural | Chikhali |
| 42 | Chilhati | Rural | Hatru |
| 43 | Chobita | Rural | Biba |
| 44 | Chunkhadi | Rural | Khadimal |
| 45 | Churani | Rural | Churni |
| 46 | Churni | Rural | Shahapur |
| 47 | Dabiya | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 48 | Dahendri | Rural | Dahendri |
| 49 | Dhakna | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 50 | Dharamdoh 1 | Rural | Dharmdoh |
| 51 | Dhargad | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 52 | Dhomanipatha | Rural | Kohana |
| 53 | Dolar | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 54 | Doma | Rural | Doma |
| 55 | Domi | Rural | Ruipathar |
| 56 | Ektai | Rural | Ektai |
| 57 | Gadgabhandum | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 58 | Gangadhari | Rural | Sonapur |
| 59 | Gangarkheda | Rural | Gangarkheda |
| 60 | Garajdari | Rural | Khirpani |
| 61 | Gaulkheda | Rural | Khirpani |
| 62 | Gaulkheda Bazar | Rural | Gaulkheda Bazar |
| 63 | Ghana | Rural | Awagad |
| 64 | Ghatang | Rural | Bhulori |
| 65 | Girguti | Rural | Ambapati |
| 66 | Gullarghat | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 67 | Hatru | Rural | Hatru |
| 68 | Hattighat | Rural | Kohana |
| 69 | Hilda | Rural | Adhav |
| 70 | Hiradamal | Rural | Badnapur |
| 71 | Jaitadehi | Rural | Adnadi |
| 72 | Jamali R | Rural | Jamli |
| 73 | Jamlivan | Rural | Jamli Wan |
| 74 | Jamun Nala | Rural | Jamli Wan |
| 75 | Jarida | Rural | Mehariyam |
| 76 | Kajaldoh | Rural | Kajaldoh |
| 77 | Kakadari | Rural | Kakadari |
| 78 | Kalapani | Rural | Badnapur |
| 79 | Kamapur | Rural | Jamli Wan |
| 80 | Kamida | Rural | Mehariyam |
| 81 | Kanheri | Rural | Koylari |
| 82 | Karada | Rural | Korda |
| 83 | Karanjkheda | Rural | Hatru |
| 84 | Katkumbh | Rural | Katkhumbh |
| 85 | Keli | Rural | Chikhali |
| 86 | Kelpani | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 87 | Kesharpur | Rural | Chikhali |
| 88 | Khadimal | Rural | Khadimal |
| 89 | Khandukheda | Rural | Awagad |
| 90 | Khari | Rural | Biba |
| 91 | Khatkali | Rural | Amzari |
| 92 | Khatkali (Dha) | Rural | Khatkali |
| 93 | Khirapani | Rural | Khirpani |
| 94 | Khongada | Rural | Ambapati |
| 95 | Kohana | Rural | Kohana |
| 96 | Korda | Rural | Korda |
| 97 | Kotmi | Rural | Dahendri |
| 98 | Koylari | Rural | Koylari |
| 99 | Kuhi | Rural | Ruipathar |
| 100 | Kulangana Bk. | Rural | Kulangana Khurd |
| 101 | Kulangana Kh. | Rural | Kulangana Khurd |
| 102 | Kundi | Rural | Tarubandha |
| 103 | Lakhewada | Rural | Barugavhan |
| 104 | Lawada | Rural | Bhulori |
| 105 | Lawada Van | Rural | Shahapur |
| 106 | Lonazari | Rural | Salona |
| 107 | Madizadap | Rural | Khadimal |
| 108 | Madki | Rural | Motha |
| 109 | Makhala | Rural | Makhla |
| 110 | Malkapur | Rural | Somwar Kheda |
| 111 | Manbhang | Rural | Adnadi |
| 112 | Manjarkapdi | Rural | Gaulkheda Bazar |
| 113 | Marita | Rural | Hatru |
| 114 | Masondi | Rural | Salona |
| 115 | Mehriaam | Rural | Mehariyam |
| 116 | Memna | Rural | Amzari |
| 117 | Menghat | Rural | Khatkali |
| 118 | Morgad | Rural | Morgad |
| 119 | Motha | Rural | Motha |
| 120 | Mozari | Rural | Baglinga |
| 121 | Nagapur | Rural | Nagapur |
| 122 | Nagartas | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 123 | Odapati | Rural | Nagapur |
| 124 | Pachdongri | Rural | Koylari |
| 125 | Palshya | Rural | Churni |
| 126 | Pandhra Khadak | Rural | Kakadari |
| 127 | Pastalai | Rural | Shahapur |
| 128 | Patkahu | Rural | Tarubandha |
| 129 | Pili | Rural | Semadoh |
| 130 | Pipadari | Rural | Kakadari |
| 131 | Piplya | Rural | Rahu |
| 132 | Rahu | Rural | Rahu |
| 133 | Raipur | Rural | Raipur |
| 134 | Raksha | Rural | Tarubandha |
| 135 | Ramtek | Rural | Wastapur |
| 136 | Ruipathar | Rural | Ruipathar |
| 137 | Sakhari Chikhalpati | Rural | Adhav |
| 138 | Salita | Rural | Ektai |
| 139 | Salona | Rural | Salona |
| 140 | Sarwarkheda | Rural | Hatru |
| 141 | Sattiruipatha | Rural | Dharmdoh |
| 142 | Sawarpani | Rural | Khirpani |
| 143 | Sawarya | Rural | Gadgabhandum |
| 144 | Semadoh | Rural | Semadoh |
| 145 | Shahapur | Rural | Shahapur |
| 146 | Simori | Rural | Hatru |
| 147 | Somthana Bu. | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 148 | Somthana Kh. | Rural | Somthana Khu. |
| 149 | Somwarkheda | Rural | Somwar Kheda |
| 150 | Sonapur | Rural | Sonapur |
| 151 | Sumita | Rural | Ektai |
| 152 | Tarubanda | Rural | Tarubandha |
| 153 | Tekda Nagzira | Rural | Adhav |
| 154 | Telkhar | Rural | Telkhar |
| 155 | Tembru | Rural | Rahu |
| 156 | Tembrusonda | Rural | Tembrusonda |
| 157 | Tetu | Rural | Amzari |
| 158 | Toranwadi | Rural | Gangarkheda |
| 159 | Vairat | Rural | Shahapur |
| 160 | Vastapur | Rural | Wastapur |
| 161 | Zingapur | Rural | Khatkali |
Population of Chikhaldara Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Chikhaldara Tehsil had a total population of 1,18,815 people living in 23,494 households. The population comprised 60,723 males and 58,092 females, with an average population density of 48 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,18,815 | 1,13,657 | 5,158 |
| Male Population | 60,723 | 57,934 | 2,789 |
| Female Population | 58,092 | 55,723 | 2,369 |
| Total Households | 23,494 | 22,546 | 948 |
| Population Density | 48 / km² | 46 / km² | 1,309 / km² |
Chikhaldara Tehsil had 77,436 literate people and 17,040 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 8,170 and 93,050 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 17,040 | 16,537 | 503 |
| Literate Population | 77,436 | 73,159 | 4,277 |
| Illiterate Population | 41,379 | 40,498 | 881 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 8,170 | 7,288 | 882 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 93,050 | 91,206 | 1,844 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.