# Chikhli Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Chikhli

Chikhli is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 62 households**, the 157th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 321people (2011)
- 62households
- 80.8%literacy
- 491001PIN code

## Chikhli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhli is 491001.** Chikhli falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491001
- Gram panchayatHasda
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442457

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

## How far is Chikhli from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)65 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 Chikhli?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Durg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Chikhli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 86% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Chikhli

Of every 100 households in Chikhli in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhli · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**55%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Chikhli?

■ Chikhli · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1353**

**943

Working population ****57.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (26%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Dhamdha

- Kutaha413 people
- Tumakhurd405 people
- Kherdhi366 people
- Bhimbhori354 people
- Sukhri Khurd314 people
- Birebhat313 people
- Maharajpur271 people
- Pendri250 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhli?491001
- How far is Chikhli from Durg?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhli?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhli in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhli?80.8% (Census 2011)