# Chichgaon Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/chichgaon/ Village · Katangi, Balaghat # Chichgaon Chichgaon is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 307 households**, the 30th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 1,430people (2011) - 307households - 71.7%literacy - 1,082females per 1,000 males ## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes Chichgaon falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKatangi - Census village code497268 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? - Katangi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)43 km by road - Katangi (nearest town)3 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Katangi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Katangi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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? The main crops are **dhan and sugarcane**. About 73% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Chichgaon Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chichgaon · ■ Katangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **70% Toilet within the home ****58%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****77%** **30% Television ****29%** **15% Mobile phone ****27%** **19% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 · ■ Katangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **1004 Working population ****43.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (33%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 218 (35%) · **■** Marginal 96 (15%) 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 Katangi - Sitakhoh1,556 people - Basi1,517 people - Khairlangi1,516 people - Kamthi1,488 people - Nandleasra1,422 people - Bahakal1,406 people - Linga Paunar1,388 people - Lakhanwada1,366 people [All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chichgaon from Balaghat?43 km by road - What is the population of Chichgaon?1,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichgaon in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?71.7% (Census 2011)