# Chikhali Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492101**. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 137 households**, the 39th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 788people (2011)
- 137households
- 72.5%literacy
- 492101PIN code

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhali is 492101.** Chikhali falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492101
- Gram panchayatKurud
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442192

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

## How far is Chikhali from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)9 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 Chikhali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Than-Khamharia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 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 Chikhali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 80% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Chikhali

Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 63 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Chikhali?

■ Chikhali · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**988

Working population ****51.6%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 248 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (38%) · **■** Other work 4 (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 Thanakhamria

- Sukhatal864 people
- Sonchiraiya856 people
- Tedhi838 people
- Akola790 people
- Hardas786 people
- Gadaghat783 people
- Chichgaon782 people
- Lalpur769 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhali?492101
- How far is Chikhali from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?72.5% (Census 2011)