Chikhalthan is a village in the Kannad taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra State, India.

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Chikhalthan
village
Chikhalthan Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Chikhalthan Chikhalthan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20.194692°N 75.200841°E / 20.194692; 75.200841
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Aurangabad district
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431103
Vehicle registration	MH20

Demographics

Covering 2,961 hectares (7,320 acres) and comprising 1059 households at the time of the 2011 census of India, Chikhalthan had a population of 5041. There were 2628 males and 2413 females, with 672 people being aged six or younger.[1]

Economy

It is a part of Sugarcane belt comprising Pune, Ahmednagar and Solapur belt.

The backwater of Ujani Dam situated on Bhima River is the main source of irrigation. Other than sugarcane nowadays plantation crops like banana, pomegranate can also be seen here.

See also

• List of villages in Rahuri taluka
• Baji Rao I

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Solapur.