# Chikpal Village, Sukma – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Chikpal

Chikpal is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **886 people in 229 households**, the 24th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 886people (2011)
- 229households
- 46.3%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Chikpal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikpal is 494111.** Chikpal falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatChikpal
- Community development blockSukma
- Census village code450665

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

## How far is Chikpal from nearby towns?

- Sukma (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)98 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)20 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 Chikpal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kerlapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chikpal known for?

About 35% of the 1,208 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Chikpal

Of every 100 households in Chikpal in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikpal · ■ Sukma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**66%

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 Chikpal?

■ Chikpal · ■ Sukma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**987

Working population ****63.8%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 37.9% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 360 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 125 (22%)

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 Sukma

- Mankapal948 people
- Guphadi911 people
- Gongla906 people
- Bhelwapal905 people
- Rama Ram846 people
- Koya Bekur831 people
- Jhapra791 people
- Nagaras754 people

[All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikpal?494111
- How far is Chikpal from Dantewada?98 km by road
- What is the population of Chikpal?886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikpal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikpal?46.3% (Census 2011)