# Chikhalapada Village, Songadh, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Chikhalapada

Chikhalapada is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394365**. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 72 households**, the 149th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 323people (2011)
- 72households
- 53.0%literacy
- 394365PIN code

## Chikhalapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhalapada is 394365.** Chikhalapada falls in Songadh sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394365
- Gram panchayatGhuntvel
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524695

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

## How far is Chikhalapada from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Songadh (nearest town)27 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 Chikhalapada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Songadh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Songadh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chikhalapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sorghum and pigeon pea**. About 28% of the 172 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 Chikhalapada

Of every 100 households in Chikhalapada in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhalapada · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chikhalapada?

■ Chikhalapada · ■ Songadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**977

Working population ****70.0%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 68% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (11%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 159 (70%)

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 Songadh

- Temka366 people
- Jhadpati362 people
- Bavli355 people
- Langad330 people
- Kukadjhar308 people
- Khapatia306 people
- Chapaldhara289 people
- Nana Tarpada288 people

[All 175 villages in Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhalapada?394365
- How far is Chikhalapada from Vyara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalapada?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalapada in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalapada?53.0% (Census 2011)