Chikhali, Maharashtra

Chikhali
village
Chikhali
Location in Maharashtra, India
Chikhali
Chikhali (India)
Coordinates: 17°15′N 73°35′E / 17.25°N 73.58°E / 17.25; 73.58Coordinates: 17°15′N 73°35′E / 17.25°N 73.58°E / 17.25; 73.58
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri district
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Chikhali
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Nearest city Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Karad, Satara

Chikhali is a village in the Sangameshwar taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra State, India. Chikhli is other variation for the same name.

Notable personalities

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence activist, was born here on 23 July 1856.[1]

Transportation

Sangameshwar railway station is the closest railway station to Chikhali. Ratnagiri railway station are the railway stations reachable from nearby towns.

Ratnagiri and Chiplun are the nearest towns to Chikhali which have road connectivity.

References

  1. EMINENT INDIANS: FREEDOM FIGHTERS. Rupa Publications. Retrieved 26 October 2014.


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