# Chikhalia Village, Upleta, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/chikhalia/ Village · Upleta, Rajkot # Chikhalia Chikhalia is a village in Upleta sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **360410**. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 350 households**, the 28th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,519people (2011) - 350households - 77.7%literacy - 360410PIN code ## Chikhalia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhalia is 360410.** Chikhalia falls in Upleta sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat. - PIN code360410 - Gram panchayatChikhalia - Community development blockUpleta - Census village code513357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalia from nearby towns? - Upleta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Rajkot (district HQ)115 km by road - Upleta (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 Chikhalia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Upleta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Upleta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Upleta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Chikhalia known for? The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and castor**. About 79% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Chikhalia Of every 100 households in Chikhalia in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikhalia · ■ Upleta rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****28%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **44% Tap water ****92%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **68% Use banking services ****68%** **68% Television ****66%** **64% Mobile phone ****70%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **13% Own their home ****79%** **87% 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 Chikhalia? ■ Chikhalia · ■ Upleta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **882 Working population ****52.3%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 116 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (73%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 44 (6%) 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 Upleta - Padvala1,820 people - Bhimora1,786 people - Hadfodi1,697 people - Kalaria1,527 people - Mojira1,495 people - Kundhech1,353 people - Pransla1,326 people - Sevantra1,311 people [All 49 villages in Upleta](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhalia?360410 - How far is Chikhalia from Rajkot?115 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalia?1,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalia in?Rajkot district (Upleta sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalia?77.7% (Census 2011)