Village · Shahpur, Betul
# Chikhalda Khurd

Chikhalda Khurd is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 945 people in 203 households, the 43rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.
- 945 people (2011)
- 203 households
- 86.4% literacy
- 734 females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalda Khurd PIN code and other codes

Chikhalda Khurd falls in Shahpur sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpur
- Census village code 486059

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chikhalda Khurd from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Betul (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chikhalda Khurd?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shahpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chikhalda Khurd known for?

About 21% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chikhalda Khurd

Of every 100 households in Chikhalda Khurd in 2011, 84 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chikhalda Khurd · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 51%
- Toilet within the home 69% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 31% 87%
- Tap water 56% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 95%
- Use banking services 88% 65%
- Television 50% 12%
- Mobile phone 73% 21%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 39% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 46%
- Own their home 59% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chikhalda Khurd?

■ Chikhalda Khurd · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 58.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 734 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 962
- Working population 36.2% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (3%) · ■ Household industry 17 (5%) · ■ Other work 222 (65%) · ■ Marginal 81 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Khokhra Ryt 1,049 people
- Dhappa 973 people
- Timarni 956 people
- Kuppa 948 people
- Dhumka Ryt 900 people
- Mudha 878 people
- Phophlya Mal 864 people
- Baretha 860 people

All 131 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Chikhalda Khurd from Betul? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalda Khurd? 945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalda Khurd in? Betul district (Shahpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalda Khurd? 86.4% (Census 2011)

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