# Chikhali Village, Dadra & Nagar Haveli – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/chikhali/ Village · Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Dadra & Nagar Haveli # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district of Dadra & Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, PIN code **396240**. The 2011 Census counted **3,390 people in 563 households**, the 23rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 3,390people (2011) - 563households - 54.7%literacy - 396240PIN code ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhali is 396240.** Chikhali falls in Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district, Dadra & Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. - PIN code396240 - Gram panchayatDapada - Community development blockDadra & Nagar Haveli - Census village code524955 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? - Silvassa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Silvassa (district HQ)12 km by road - Silvassa (nearest town)12 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rakholi - ○Degree college10+ km · Saily - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silvassa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Chikhali known for? The main crops are **paddy, jowar and tuwer**. About 41% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **71% Tap water ****15%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **73% Use banking services ****20%** **39% Television ****18%** **28% Mobile phone ****19%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****52%** **43% Own their home ****100%** **78% 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 · ■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **970 Working population ****33.8%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 39.7% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 311 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 494 (43%) · **■** Marginal 199 (17%) 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 Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Demani3,642 people - Kherdi3,637 people - Morkhal3,568 people - Amboli3,472 people - Mota Randha3,202 people - Khadoli3,140 people - Bedpa3,137 people - Sindoni3,041 people [All 65 villages in Dadra & Nagar Haveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhali?396240 - How far is Chikhali from Silvassa?12 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?3,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Dadra & Nagar Haveli district (Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?54.7% (Census 2011)