# Chikhli Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Chikhli

Chikhli is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 310 households**, the 50th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 310households
- 83.5%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Chikhli PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498521

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

## How far is Chikhli from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)72 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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 Chikhli?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 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 Chikhli known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 71% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Chikhli

Of every 100 households in Chikhli in 2011, 83 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhli · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chikhli?

■ Chikhli · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**987

Working population ****53.2%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (9%) · **■** Marginal 347 (46%)

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

- Purvatola1,587 people
- Bhimodi1,523 people
- Chicholi1,501 people
- Bothali1,474 people
- Kumharikhurd1,392 people
- Nandora1,390 people
- Sihari1,366 people
- Chikhalamali1,362 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhli from Balaghat?72 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhli?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhli in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhli?83.5% (Census 2011)