# Chikhaldah Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Chikhaldah

Chikhaldah is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495006**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 89 households**, the 161st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 438people (2011)
- 89households
- 67.5%literacy
- 495006PIN code

## Chikhaldah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhaldah is 495006.** Chikhaldah falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495006
- Gram panchayatPadadah
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440415

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

## How far is Chikhaldah from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)47 km by road
- Khairagarh (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 Chikhaldah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padadha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khiaragarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Chikhaldah known for?

About 73% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Chikhaldah

Of every 100 households in Chikhaldah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chikhaldah · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**77%

Tap water ****98%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**62%

Television ****50%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chikhaldah?

■ Chikhaldah · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**996

Working population ****57.1%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 61.7% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 184 (74%)

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 Khairagarh

- Badgada453 people
- Bendridih451 people
- Dumardih441 people
- Mandla Tola440 people
- Pircha Tola434 people
- Gadadih429 people
- Bakalsarra425 people
- Sutiya425 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhaldah?495006
- How far is Chikhaldah from Rajnandgaon?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhaldah?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhaldah in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhaldah?67.5% (Census 2011)