# Chikhla Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/chikhla/ Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat # Chikhla Chikhla is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 607 households**, the 22nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%. - 2,316people (2011) - 607households - 80.1%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Chikhla PIN code and other codes Chikhla falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhairlanji - Census village code497470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhla from nearby towns? - Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)41 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)22 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 Chikhla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Chikhla known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 57% of the 837 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 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 Chikhla Of every 100 households in Chikhla in 2011, 53 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhla · ■ Khairlanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **66% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****8%** **30% Television ****11%** **13% Mobile phone ****12%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chikhla? ■ Chikhla · ■ Khairlanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **79.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **983 Working population ****57.5%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.9% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (6%) · **■** Marginal 975 (73%) 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 Khairlanji - Sakadi2,633 people - Bitodi2,516 people - Satona2,420 people - Atri2,333 people - Nawegaon Khurd2,257 people - Bakodi2,198 people - Beni2,181 people - Ghubadgondi2,093 people [All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhla from Balaghat?41 km by road - What is the population of Chikhla?2,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhla in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chikhla?80.1% (Census 2011)