# Chichgaon Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/chichgaon/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Chichgaon Chichgaon is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 450 households**, the 7th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,209people (2011) - 450households - 74.1%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes Chichgaon falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)20 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 Chichgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chichgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Chichgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and groundnut**. About 77% of the 1,220 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 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 Chichgaon Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chichgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **70% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****50%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****75%** **36% Television ****28%** **20% Mobile phone ****34%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **46% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Chichgaon? ■ Chichgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099** **941 Working population ****47.9%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 65.8% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 417 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (33%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 231 (22%) 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 Chaurai - Kunda2,876 people - Banka Nanganpur2,714 people - Hiwarkhedi2,655 people - Kapurdda2,336 people - Gopalpur2,107 people - Palhari2,044 people - Parasgaon Sarra1,987 people - Loni Kalan1,967 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chichgaon from Chhindwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Chichgaon?2,209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichgaon in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?74.1% (Census 2011)