# Chichgaon Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Chichgaon

Chichgaon is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 271 households**, the 55th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 271households
- 72.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes

Chichgaon falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498139

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

## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)109 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)109 km by road
- Malajkhand (nearest town)10 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 Chichgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National 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 school5–10 km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chichgaon known for?

About 81% of the 460 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 Chichgaon

Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 67 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichgaon · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**30%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chichgaon?

■ Chichgaon · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**981

Working population ****60.8%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 463 (61%)

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 Baihar

- Bhutna1,308 people
- Jagla1,299 people
- Dorli1,259 people
- Kareli1,256 people
- Saletekri1,235 people
- Ramhepur1,226 people
- Surwahi1,225 people
- Dabri1,204 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichgaon from Balaghat?109 km by road
- What is the population of Chichgaon?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichgaon in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?72.3% (Census 2011)