# Chikhla Village, Berla, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Berla, Durg 

# Chikhla

Chikhla is a village in Berla sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493992**. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 211 households**, the 85th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 968people (2011)
- 211households
- 62.5%literacy
- 493992PIN code

## Chikhla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhla is 493992.** Chikhla falls in Berla sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493992
- Gram panchayatSurujpura
- Community development blockBerla
- Census village code442258

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

## How far is Chikhla from nearby towns?

- Berla (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)56 km by road
- Saja (nearest town)7 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 Chikhla?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohbhattha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chikhla known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 74% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Chikhla

Of every 100 households in Chikhla in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhla · ■ Berla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**86%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****78%**

**63%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chikhla?

■ Chikhla · ■ Berla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**975

Working population ****54.0%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 49.8% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 399 (76%)

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 Berla

- Baherghat995 people
- Kumhi983 people
- Chongikhapri972 people
- Balaudi Kalan970 people
- Bhand965 people
- Bachedi954 people
- Bawanlakh940 people
- Bhatha Sorhi924 people

[All 136 villages in Berla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/berla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhla?493992
- How far is Chikhla from Durg?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhla?968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhla in?Durg district (Berla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhla?62.5% (Census 2011)