# Chikinala Village, Unguturu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Unguturu, Krishna 

# Chikinala

Chikinala is a village in Unguturu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521260**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 94 households**, the 25th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 310people (2011)
- 94households
- 75.3%literacy
- 521260PIN code

## Chikinala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikinala is 521260.** Chikinala falls in Unguturu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521260
- Gram panchayatChikinala
- Community development blockUnguturu
- Census village code589274

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chikinala from nearby towns?

- Unguturu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)62 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chikinala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chikinala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gudivada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gudivada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudivada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chikinala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 85% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chikinala

Of every 100 households in Chikinala in 2011, 92 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikinala · ■ Unguturu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**49%

Use banking services ****77%**

**47%

Television ****74%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chikinala?

■ Chikinala · ■ Unguturu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**965

Working population ****54.5%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 69.8% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (67%) · **■** Other work 30 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Unguturu

- Bokinala562 people
- Velinutala502 people
- Elukapadu487 people
- Madhirapadu430 people
- Tuttagunta306 people
- Ondrampadu189 people

[All 30 villages in Unguturu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/unguturu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikinala?521260
- How far is Chikinala from Machilipatnam?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chikinala?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikinala in?Krishna district (Unguturu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikinala?75.3% (Census 2011)