# Chikhalda Village, Vyara, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/chikhalda/ Village · Vyara, Tapi # Chikhalda Chikhalda is a village in Vyara sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394655**. The 2011 Census counted **1,808 people in 404 households**, the 49th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 1,808people (2011) - 404households - 64.1%literacy - 394655PIN code ## Chikhalda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhalda is 394655.** Chikhalda falls in Vyara sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat. - PIN code394655 - Gram panchayatChikhalda - Community development blockVyara - Census village code524756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalda from nearby towns? - Vyara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Vyara (district HQ)5 km by road - Vyara (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 Chikhalda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vyara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vyara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vyara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Chikhalda known for? The main crops are **paddy, sorghum and wheat**. About 71% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Chikhalda Of every 100 households in Chikhalda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhalda · ■ Vyara rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **76% Toilet within the home ****20%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****26%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **88% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****29%** **28% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **27% 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 Chikhalda? ■ Chikhalda · ■ Vyara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **972 Working population ****65.3%** **59.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 56.3% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (35%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 130 (11%) · **■** Marginal 322 (27%) 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 Vyara - Paniyari1,862 people - Khuntadiya1,847 people - Kumbhia1,827 people - Lakhali1,819 people - Panchol1,806 people - Pipalwada1,775 people - Varjakhan1,775 people - Ambiya1,774 people [All 149 villages in Vyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhalda?394655 - How far is Chikhalda from Vyara?5 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalda?1,808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalda in?Tapi district (Vyara sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalda?64.1% (Census 2011)