# Chicham Tola Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Chicham Tola

Chicham Tola is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 125 households**, the 101st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 568people (2011)
- 125households
- 84.8%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Chicham Tola PIN code and other codes

Chicham Tola falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498514

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

## How far is Chicham Tola from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)79 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)18 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 Chicham Tola?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chicham Tola known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Chicham Tola

Of every 100 households in Chicham Tola in 2011, 68 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chicham Tola · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****78%**

**25%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chicham Tola?

■ Chicham Tola · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1615**

**987

Working population ****58.5%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 77.8% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 131 (39%)

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 Lanji

- Junewani625 people
- Balegaon618 people
- Tekapar608 people
- Bhanutola568 people
- Sulsuli545 people
- Khandwa526 people
- Naskatta510 people
- Timkitola488 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chicham Tola from Balaghat?79 km by road
- What is the population of Chicham Tola?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chicham Tola in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chicham Tola?84.8% (Census 2011)