Chikhale, Dahanu
Chikhale is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Chikhale has 1120 households. The effective literacy rate is 76%.| Total | Male | Female | |
| Population | 4534 | 2227 | 2307 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 522 | 268 | 254 |
| Scheduled caste | 174 | 77 | 97 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2112 | 1007 | 1105 |
| Literates | 3049 | 1669 | 1380 |
| Workers | 1790 | 1281 | 509 |
| Main workers | 1434 | 1094 | 340 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 52 | 41 | 11 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 507 | 327 | 180 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 30 | 12 | 18 |
| Main workers: Other | 845 | 714 | 131 |
| Marginal workers | 356 | 187 | 169 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 232 | 106 | 126 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 104 | 66 | 38 |
| Non-workers | 2744 | 946 | 1798 |