# Chikotta Village, Basavakalyan, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basavakalyan, Bidar 

# Chikotta

Chikotta is a village in Basavakalyan sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585419**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 148 households**, the 93rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 801people (2011)
- 148households
- 69.0%literacy
- 585419PIN code

## Chikotta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikotta is 585419.** Chikotta falls in Basavakalyan sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585419
- Gram panchayatLadwanti
- Community development blockBasavakalyan
- Census village code599807

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

## How far is Chikotta from nearby towns?

- Basavakalyan (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bidar (district HQ)110 km by road
- Basavakalyan (nearest town)32 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 Chikotta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chikotta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ladwanti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basavakalyan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basavakalyan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basavakalyan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chikotta known for?

The main crops are **jowar, green gram and black gram**. Products made here include jaggery. About 78% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Chikotta

Of every 100 households in Chikotta in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikotta · ■ Basavakalyan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chikotta?

■ Chikotta · ■ Basavakalyan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**953

Working population ****39.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (49%) · **■** Other work 41 (13%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Basavakalyan

- Handriyal984 people
- Wadderga958 people
- Ramteerth917 people
- Mangrool883 people
- Sirgur789 people
- Janwada782 people
- Ghoga767 people
- Gilagili741 people

[All 115 villages in Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikotta?585419
- How far is Chikotta from Bidar?110 km by road
- What is the population of Chikotta?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikotta in?Bidar district (Basavakalyan sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikotta?69.0% (Census 2011)