# Chikhalda Village, Bhainsdehi, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhainsdehi, Betul 

# Chikhalda

Chikhalda is a village in Bhainsdehi sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 101 households**, the 206th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 506people (2011)
- 101households
- 36.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalda PIN code and other codes

Chikhalda falls in Bhainsdehi sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhimpura
- Census village code485393

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

## How far is Chikhalda from nearby towns?

- Bhainsdehi (sub-district HQ)71 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)71 km by road
- Chicholi (nearest town)43 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 Chikhalda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhimpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Betul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chikhalda known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and dhan**. About 14% of the 856 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Chikhalda

Of every 100 households in Chikhalda in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhalda · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**60%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**64%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Chikhalda?

■ Chikhalda · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****63.2%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.5% for men and 32.1% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 264 (82%)

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 Bhainsdehi

- Amadhana516 people
- Kakadpani513 people
- Dhakna511 people
- Maharpani511 people
- Batki504 people
- Kutanga493 people
- Naharpur492 people
- Ghogal490 people

[All 297 villages in Bhainsdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalda from Betul?71 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalda?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalda in?Betul district (Bhainsdehi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalda?36.9% (Census 2011)