# Chikhalmou Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Chikhalmou

Chikhalmou is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 197 households**, the 53rd largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 984people (2011)
- 197households
- 62.4%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalmou PIN code and other codes

Chikhalmou falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494651

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

## How far is Chikhalmou from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)5 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 Chikhalmou?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalmou; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Junnardev
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Chikhalmou known for?

About 50% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chikhalmou

Of every 100 households in Chikhalmou in 2011, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhalmou · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****48%**

**66%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**50%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Chikhalmou?

■ Chikhalmou · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**950

Working population ****34.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 55.4% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 290 (87%)

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 Jamai

- Purena Khalsha1,015 people
- Umariya Purali1,003 people
- Khapa Swami1,001 people
- Bomalya984 people
- Tenkadahana976 people
- Umarghod961 people
- Shatgwari941 people
- Dhobe930 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalmou from Chhindwara?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalmou?984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalmou in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalmou?62.4% (Census 2011)