# Chikar Village, The Dangs, The Dangs (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · The Dangs, The Dangs 

# Chikar

Chikar is a village in The Dangs sub-district of The Dangs district, Gujarat, PIN code **394730**. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 103 households**, the 163rd largest of 308 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 547people (2011)
- 103households
- 74.7%literacy
- 394730PIN code

## Chikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikar is 394730.** Chikar falls in The Dangs sub-district, The Dangs district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394730
- Gram panchayatRambhash
- Community development blockThe Dangs
- Census village code522765

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

## How far is Chikar from nearby towns?

- Ahwa (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ahwa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ahwa (nearest town)45 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 Chikar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Waghai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Chikar known for?

The main crops are **ragi, udid bean and sorghum**. About 62% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chikar

Of every 100 households in Chikar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikar · ■ The Dangs rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chikar?

■ Chikar · ■ The Dangs rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**967

Working population ****56.1%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 169 (55%)

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 The Dangs

- Chinchod568 people
- Kahandolghodi564 people
- Pipalpada561 people
- Songir557 people
- Malin545 people
- Wangan538 people
- Bhurapani535 people
- Chirapada535 people

[All 308 villages in The Dangs](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/the-dangs/the-dangs/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikar?394730
- How far is Chikar from Ahwa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chikar?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikar in?The Dangs district (The Dangs sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chikar?74.7% (Census 2011)