# Wikla Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Wikla

Wikla is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 82 households**, the 158th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 380people (2011)
- 82households
- 74.2%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Wikla PIN code and other codes

Wikla falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494382

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

## How far is Wikla from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)31 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)19 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 Wikla?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Wikla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kherirani
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Wikla known for?

About 82% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Wikla

Of every 100 households in Wikla in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wikla · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**36%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Wikla?

■ Wikla · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**941

Working population ****54.5%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 68.5% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 126 (61%)

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

- Surjana417 people
- Hardua Ryt.412 people
- Sagar403 people
- Bilanda384 people
- Dhaulpur373 people
- Chorbatri371 people
- Batri367 people
- Parasia367 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wikla from Chhindwara?31 km by road
- What is the population of Wikla?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wikla in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wikla?74.2% (Census 2011)