# Chichtola Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Chichtola

Chichtola is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 49 households**, the 112th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 252people (2011)
- 49households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Chichtola PIN code and other codes

Chichtola falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498495

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

## How far is Chichtola from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)62 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)2 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 Chichtola?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chichtola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Chichtola known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 72% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 486 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 Chichtola

Of every 100 households in Chichtola in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chichtola · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**72%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chichtola?

■ Chichtola · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**987

Working population ****42.1%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (62%) · **■** Other work 22 (21%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Nalejhari391 people
- Satona353 people
- Katangi324 people
- Dharmara273 people
- Bagdi248 people
- Tatikalan233 people
- Kajala160 people
- Gulpur151 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichtola from Balaghat?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chichtola?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichtola in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichtola?80.7% (Census 2011)