# Chikhladih Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Chikhladih

Chikhladih is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 109 households**, the 119th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 452people (2011)
- 109households
- 61.3%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Chikhladih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhladih is 497001.** Chikhladih falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatNarbadapara
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432946

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

## How far is Chikhladih from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)8 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 Chikhladih?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhladih; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sargawa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Chikhladih known for?

About 56% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Chikhladih

Of every 100 households in Chikhladih in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhladih · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**60%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****97%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Chikhladih?

■ Chikhladih · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**972

Working population ****63.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 55.7% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 196 (68%)

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 Ambikapur

- Kera Kachhar499 people
- Kalapara482 people
- Kalyanpur477 people
- Sonpur Khurd473 people
- Jhumarpara417 people
- Naugai384 people
- Kishunpur383 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhladih?497001
- How far is Chikhladih from Ambikapur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhladih?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhladih in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhladih?61.3% (Census 2011)