# Chikhlar Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Chikhlar

Chikhlar is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 125 households**, the 109th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 629people (2011)
- 125households
- 64.5%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Chikhlar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494542

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

## How far is Chikhlar from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)100 km by road
- Damua (nearest town)25 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 Chikhlar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhlar; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chikhlar known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and wheat**. About 48% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Chikhlar

Of every 100 households in Chikhlar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhlar · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**50%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chikhlar?

■ Chikhlar · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**950

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (18%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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

- Chordongri639 people
- Seltiya639 people
- Padhar634 people
- Kota Khari630 people
- Gangwani626 people
- Manduwa625 people
- Chandniya Koyalwadi622 people
- Malni621 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhlar from Chhindwara?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhlar?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhlar in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhlar?64.5% (Census 2011)