Chikhli Tehsil - Buldhana, Maharashtra
Chikhli is an administrative tehsil in the Buldhana 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 Nandura, while the nearest airport is Akola Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.1 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,113 km², including 1,105.10 km² of rural area and 7.90 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 934 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Chikhli Tehsil
Chikhli Tehsil has a total of 159 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 | Ainkhed | Rural | Takarkhedmuslim Pramdapur |
| 2 | Ambashi Bhag 1 | Rural | Ambashi |
| 3 | Ambashi Bhag 2 | Rural | Ambashi |
| 4 | Amdapur Bhag 1 | Rural | Amdapur |
| 5 | Amdapur Bhag 2 | Rural | Amdapur |
| 6 | Amdapur Bhag 3 | Rural | Amdapur |
| 7 | Amkhed | Rural | Amkhed |
| 8 | Amona | Rural | Amona |
| 9 | Ancharwadi Bhag 1 | Rural | Ancharwadi |
| 10 | Ancharwadi Bhag 2 | Rural | Ancharwadi |
| 11 | Andhai | Rural | Andhai |
| 12 | Antri Khedekar | Rural | Antri Khedekar |
| 13 | Antri Koli | Rural | Antri Koli |
| 14 | Anwi | Rural | Shelgaon Jahangir |
| 15 | Asola Naik | Rural | Mohadari |
| 16 | Asola Pr.Kherda | Rural | Asola Prkherda |
| 17 | Babhulgaon | Rural | Mangrul Nawghare |
| 18 | Beldari | Rural | Diwathana |
| 19 | Belkhed | Rural | Karwand |
| 20 | Berala | Rural | Berala |
| 21 | Bhalgaon | Rural | Bhalgaon |
| 22 | Bhankhed. | Rural | Bhankhed |
| 23 | Bharosa Bhag 1 | Rural | Bharosa |
| 24 | Bharosa Bhag 2 | Rural | Bharosa |
| 25 | Bhogawati | Rural | Bhogawati |
| 26 | Bhokar | Rural | Bhokar |
| 27 | Bhorsa | Rural | Bhorsa |
| 28 | Bhorsi | Rural | Bhorsa |
| 29 | Borakhedi | Rural | Warkhed |
| 30 | Borala | Rural | Malshemba |
| 31 | Borala Pra. Amdapur | Rural | Dongar Shewali |
| 32 | Borgaon Kakade Bhag 1 | Rural | Borgaon Kakade |
| 33 | Borgaon Kakade Bhag 2 | Rural | Borgaon Kakade |
| 34 | Borgaon Wasu | Rural | Borgaonwasu |
| 35 | Bramhapuri | Rural | Bramhapuri |
| 36 | Chandanpur | Rural | Chandanpur |
| 37 | Chandhai | Rural | Andhai |
| 38 | Chandhai Pr.Chikhali | Rural | Chandhaiprchikhli |
| 39 | Chikhali Bhag 1 | Urban | Not applicable |
| 40 | Chikhali Bhag 2 | Urban | Not applicable |
| 41 | Dahigaon | Rural | Dahigaon |
| 42 | Dasala | Rural | Dasala |
| 43 | Deulgaon Dhangar | Rural | Deulgaondhangar |
| 44 | Dewadari | Rural | Pandhardeo |
| 45 | Dhanori | Rural | Dhanori |
| 46 | Dhodap | Rural | Dhodap |
| 47 | Dhotra Bhangoji Bhag 1 | Rural | Dhotra Bhangoji |
| 48 | Dhotra Bhangoji Bhag 2 | Rural | Dhotra Bhangoji |
| 49 | Dhotra Naik | Rural | Dhotra Naik |
| 50 | Dhuma | Rural | Pimparkhedpramdapur |
| 51 | Diwathana | Rural | Diwathana |
| 52 | Dongar Shewali | Rural | Dongar Shewali |
| 53 | Dongargaon | Rural | Dongargaon |
| 54 | Eklara | Rural | Eklara |
| 55 | Gangalgaon | Rural | Gangalgaon |
| 56 | Ghanmod | Rural | Karatwadi |
| 57 | Girola | Rural | Bramhapuri |
| 58 | Godri | Rural | Godri |
| 59 | Gondhankhed | Rural | Karankhed |
| 60 | Gondhankhed Pr. Amdapur | Rural | Warkhed |
| 61 | Gunjala | Rural | Gunjala |
| 62 | Haralkhed | Rural | Pimparkhedpramdapur |
| 63 | Harni | Rural | Harni |
| 64 | Hatni | Rural | Hatni |
| 65 | Hiwara Naik | Rural | Dhotra Naik |
| 66 | Isoli Bhag 1 | Rural | Isoli |
| 67 | Isoli Bhag 2 | Rural | Isoli |
| 68 | Isrul | Rural | Isrul |
| 69 | Jambhora | Rural | Bhankhed |
| 70 | Jambhrun | Rural | Pandhardeo |
| 71 | Jamdara | Rural | Toranwada |
| 72 | Karankhed | Rural | Karankhed |
| 73 | Karatwadi | Rural | Karatwadi |
| 74 | Karkheda | Rural | Pimparkhedpramdapur |
| 75 | Karwand Bhag 1 | Rural | Karwand |
| 76 | Karwand Bhag 2 | Rural | Karwand |
| 77 | Katoda | Rural | Katoda |
| 78 | Kavhala | Rural | Kavhala |
| 79 | Kawathal | Rural | Kawathal |
| 80 | Kelwad | Rural | Kelwad |
| 81 | Khairav | Rural | Khairav |
| 82 | Khamkhed | Rural | Karankhed |
| 83 | Khandala Makardhwaj | Rural | Khandala Makardhwaj |
| 84 | Khor | Rural | Khor |
| 85 | Kinhi Naik | Rural | Kinhi Naik |
| 86 | Kinhi Sawadad | Rural | Kinhi Sawadat |
| 87 | Kinhola | Rural | Kinhola |
| 88 | Kolara Bhag 1 | Rural | Kolara |
| 89 | Kolara Bhag 2 | Rural | Kolara |
| 90 | Kolari | Rural | Bramhapuri |
| 91 | Konad | Rural | Konad |
| 92 | Kotkhed | Rural | Dongargaon |
| 93 | Kusumba | Rural | Kinhi Sawadat |
| 94 | Kusumbi | Rural | Kinhi Sawadat |
| 95 | Mahattamkhed | Rural | Karankhed |
| 96 | Mahimal | Rural | Mahimal |
| 97 | Malagi | Rural | Malgi |
| 98 | Malgani | Rural | Malgani |
| 99 | Malshemba | Rural | Malshemba |
| 100 | Mangrul Pr Kherda | Rural | Mangrul Pr Kherda |
| 101 | Mangrur Nawghare | Rural | Mangrul Nawghare |
| 102 | Manmod | Rural | Karatwadi |
| 103 | Manubai | Rural | Manubai |
| 104 | Medsing | Rural | Mohadari |
| 105 | Mera Bk. Bhag 1 | Rural | Mera Bk |
| 106 | Mera Bk.Bhag 2 | Rural | Mera Bk |
| 107 | Mera Kh. | Rural | Mera Kh |
| 108 | Misalwadi Bhag 1 | Rural | Misalwadi |
| 109 | Misalwali Bhag 2 | Rural | Misalwadi |
| 110 | Mohadari | Rural | Mohadari |
| 111 | Mungasari | Rural | Mungsari |
| 112 | Mungi | Rural | Dhanori |
| 113 | Muradpur | Rural | Muradpur |
| 114 | Naigaon Bk. | Rural | Naigaon Bk |
| 115 | Naigaon Kh. | Rural | Naigaon Khurd |
| 116 | Palaskhed Daulat | Rural | Palaskhed Daulat |
| 117 | Palaskhed Jayanti | Rural | Shelud |
| 118 | Palaskhed Sapkal | Rural | Dhodap |
| 119 | Pambulwadi | Rural | Chandhaiprchikhli |
| 120 | Pandhardeo | Rural | Pandhardeo |
| 121 | Patoda | Rural | Patoda |
| 122 | Peth | Rural | Peth |
| 123 | Pimpalwadi | Rural | Gunjala |
| 124 | Pimparkhed | Rural | Pimparkhedpramdapur |
| 125 | Ramnagar | Rural | Bharosa |
| 126 | Ranantri | Rural | Ranantri |
| 127 | Rohada | Rural | Rohada |
| 128 | Sakegaon | Rural | Sakegaon |
| 129 | Satgaon Bhusari | Rural | Satgaon Bhusari |
| 130 | Sawana Bhag 2 | Rural | Sawna |
| 131 | Sawangi Gawali Bhag 1 | Rural | Sawangi Gawali |
| 132 | Sawangi Gawali Bhag 2 | Rural | Sawangi Gawali |
| 133 | Sawargaon Dukare | Rural | Sawargaondukare |
| 134 | Sawarkhed Bk. | Rural | Dhanori |
| 135 | Sawarkhed Kh. | Rural | Dhanori |
| 136 | Sawarkhed Najik | Rural | Kavhala |
| 137 | Sawna Bhag 1 | Rural | Sawna |
| 138 | Shelgaon Atol | Rural | Shelgaon Atol |
| 139 | Shelgaon Jahangir | Rural | Shelgaon Jahangir |
| 140 | Shelodi | Rural | Shelodi |
| 141 | Shelsur | Rural | Shelsur |
| 142 | Shelud | Rural | Shelud |
| 143 | Shindi Harali | Rural | Shindi Harali |
| 144 | Somthana | Rural | Somthana |
| 145 | Sonewadi | Rural | Sonewadi |
| 146 | Takarkhed Helga | Rural | Takarkhed Helga |
| 147 | Takarkhed Musalman | Rural | Takarkhedmuslim Pramdapur |
| 148 | Tambulwadi | Rural | Bhogawati |
| 149 | Telhara | Rural | Telhara |
| 150 | Toranwada | Rural | Toranwada |
| 151 | Udaynagar | Rural | Undri |
| 152 | Utrada | Rural | Utrada |
| 153 | Vairagad | Rural | Vairagad |
| 154 | Vardada | Rural | Mohadari |
| 155 | Vasantnagar | Rural | Ancharwadi |
| 156 | Waghapur | Rural | Antri Koli |
| 157 | Walti | Rural | Walti |
| 158 | Warkhed | Rural | Warkhed |
| 159 | Yewata | Rural | Yewata |
Population of Chikhli Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Chikhli Tehsil had a total population of 2,85,321 people living in 62,739 households. The population comprised 1,47,505 males and 1,37,816 females, with an average population density of 256 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,85,321 | 2,27,432 | 57,889 |
| Male Population | 1,47,505 | 1,17,528 | 29,977 |
| Female Population | 1,37,816 | 1,09,904 | 27,912 |
| Total Households | 62,739 | 50,875 | 11,864 |
| Population Density | 256 / km² | 206 / km² | 7,328 / km² |
Chikhli Tehsil had 2,09,827 literate people and 35,371 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 57,532 and 7,863 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 35,371 | 28,586 | 6,785 |
| Literate Population | 2,09,827 | 1,64,200 | 45,627 |
| Illiterate Population | 75,494 | 63,232 | 12,262 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 57,532 | 48,017 | 9,515 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 7,863 | 7,348 | 515 |
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.