# Chikhla Village, Danta, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/danta/chikhla/ Village · Danta, Banas Kantha # Chikhla Chikhla is a village in Danta sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 265 households**, the 41st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 1,611people (2011) - 265households - 33.9%literacy - 385110PIN code ## Chikhla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhla is 385110.** Chikhla falls in Danta sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385110 - Gram panchayatKumbhariya - Community development blockDanta - Census village code507832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhla from nearby towns? - Danta (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)63 km by road - Ambaji (nearest town)5 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 Chikhla? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambaji - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Chikhla known for? The main crops are **wheat, oil seeds and mustard**. Products made here include marble idol and broom, basket. About 12% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Chikhla Of every 100 households in Chikhla in 2011, 27 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhla · ■ Danta rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **63% Toilet within the home ****5%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****16%** **42% Television ****6%** **13% Mobile phone ****20%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****77%** **52% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Chikhla? ■ Chikhla · ■ Danta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **954 Working population ****28.5%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.9% for men and 21.0% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 199 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (22%) · **■** Marginal 155 (34%) 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 Danta - Kantivas1,751 people - Vekari1,712 people - Chorasan1,694 people - Magvas1,656 people - Vasi1,610 people - Machakoda1,604 people - Bhankhri1,566 people - Dhrangivas1,533 people [All 184 villages in Danta](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/danta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhla?385110 - How far is Chikhla from Palanpur?63 km by road - What is the population of Chikhla?1,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhla in?Banas Kantha district (Danta sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Chikhla?33.9% (Census 2011)