# Chikhali Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,754 people in 345 households**, the 11th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,754people (2011)
- 345households
- 61.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

Chikhali falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhoda Dongari
- Census village code485792

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

## How far is Chikhali from nearby towns?

- Betul (district HQ)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 Chikhali?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pather
- ○Degree college10+ km · Betul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chikhali known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 65% of the 930 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Chikhali

Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 62 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**74%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Chikhali?

■ Chikhali · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**975

Working population ****60.3%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 49.7% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 420 (40%)

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 Ghoda Dongri

- Chikhali Amdhana1,915 people
- Ratamati1,851 people
- Jhadkund1,830 people
- Banspur1,823 people
- Bakud1,663 people
- Dolidhana1,640 people
- Bhogaikhapa1,632 people
- Katangi1,517 people

[All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhali from Betul?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?1,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?61.1% (Census 2011)