# Chikhalar Village, Amla, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Amla, Betul 

# Chikhalar

Chikhalar is a village in Amla sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 87 households**, the 114th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 476people (2011)
- 87households
- 39.5%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalar PIN code and other codes

Chikhalar falls in Amla sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmla
- Census village code486427

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

## How far is Chikhalar from nearby towns?

- Amla (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)60 km by road
- Amla (nearest town)25 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 Chikhalar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bordehi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand 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 Chikhalar known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 69% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Chikhalar

Of every 100 households in Chikhalar in 2011, 43 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhalar · ■ Amla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**54%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chikhalar?

■ Chikhalar · ■ Amla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**965

Working population ****59.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.3% for men and 34.6% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (24%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 164 (58%)

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 Amla

- Bhuyari536 people
- Kedarkheda536 people
- Bijori531 people
- Kekadiya526 people
- Buchanwadi467 people
- Khidki Khurd460 people
- Khamra459 people
- Dhonsara445 people

[All 158 villages in Amla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/amla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalar from Betul?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalar?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalar in?Betul district (Amla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalar?39.5% (Census 2011)