# Chicknagaon Village, Basavakalyan, Bidar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/chicknagaon/ Village · Basavakalyan, Bidar # Chicknagaon Chicknagaon is a village in Basavakalyan sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585437**. The 2011 Census counted **3,503 people in 597 households**, the 22nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,503people (2011) - 597households - 60.9%literacy - 585437PIN code ## Chicknagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chicknagaon is 585437.** Chicknagaon falls in Basavakalyan sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585437 - Gram panchayatKalkura - Community development blockBasavakalyan - Census village code599823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chicknagaon from nearby towns? - Basavakalyan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)94 km by road - Basavakalyan (nearest town)26 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 Chicknagaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chicknagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mudbi - ○Degree college10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamalapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Chicknagaon known for? The main crops are **tur dal, green gram and black gram**. About 63% of the 1,968 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Chicknagaon Of every 100 households in Chicknagaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chicknagaon · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **82% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****72%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****51%** **46% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****46%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****34%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Chicknagaon? ■ Chicknagaon · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **953 Working population ****40.1%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 46.5% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (23%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 291 (21%) · **■** Marginal 426 (30%) 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 Basavakalyan - Kalkora3,711 people - Algood3,619 people - Bhosga3,547 people - Kitta3,532 people - Kinni3,441 people - Kherda3,204 people - Ladwanti3,169 people - Jajanmugli3,153 people [All 115 villages in Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chicknagaon?585437 - How far is Chicknagaon from Bidar?94 km by road - What is the population of Chicknagaon?3,503 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chicknagaon in?Bidar district (Basavakalyan sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chicknagaon?60.9% (Census 2011)