# Hichka Village, Keskal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Keskal, Bastar 

# Hichka

Hichka is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 93 households**, the 59th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 383people (2011)
- 93households
- 59.4%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Hichka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hichka is 494226.** Hichka falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatHichka
- Community development blockKeshkal
- Census village code448511

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

## How far is Hichka from nearby towns?

- Keskal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)145 km by road
- Keskal (nearest town)40 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 Hichka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hichka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eragaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keskal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Hichka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 41% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hichka

Of every 100 households in Hichka in 2011, 29 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hichka · ■ Keskal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****91%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Hichka?

■ Hichka · ■ Keskal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**1009

Working population ****76.2%**

**61.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 43.7% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 169 (58%)

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 Keskal

- Kawagaon443 people
- Padde439 people
- Buikijuganar416 people
- Uparmurvend411 people
- Tutari377 people
- Churegaon375 people
- Garhdhanora375 people
- Matenga363 people

[All 101 villages in Keskal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hichka?494226
- How far is Hichka from Jagdalpur?145 km by road
- What is the population of Hichka?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hichka in?Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Hichka?59.4% (Census 2011)