# Chikhli Kalan Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/chikhli-kalan/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Chikhli Kalan Chikhli Kalan is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 188 households**, the 66th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 889people (2011) - 188households - 64.4%literacy - 1,025females per 1,000 males ## Chikhli Kalan PIN code and other codes Chikhli Kalan falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493975 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhli Kalan from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)53 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)13 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 Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhli Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ponar - ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ 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 - 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 Chikhli Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 73% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Chikhli Kalan in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhli Kalan · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **66% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **54% Television ****2%** **12% Mobile phone ****7%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **51% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Kalan? ■ Chikhli Kalan · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **970 Working population ****54.6%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 52.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 261 (54%) 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 Amarwara - Gadha Daryaw909 people - Mandangarh905 people - Petdeori901 people - Kondra892 people - Dulara880 people - Saliwada Sani864 people - Mohli Bharat849 people - Sejawada Khurd845 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhli Kalan from Chhindwara?53 km by road - What is the population of Chikhli Kalan?889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhli Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chikhli Kalan?64.4% (Census 2011)