# Chichkheda, Pandhurna, Chhindwara – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/chichkheda/ Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara # Chichkheda Chichkheda is a village in [Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/) sub-district of [Chhindwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 213 households**, the 56th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 869people (2011) - 213households - 76.6%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Chichkheda PIN code and other codes Chichkheda falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPandhurna - Census village code495580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chichkheda from nearby towns? - Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)111 km by road - Pandhurna (nearest town)12 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 Chichkheda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chichkheda; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Teagaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandhurna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Chichkheda known for? The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 78% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Chichkheda Of every 100 households in Chichkheda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chichkheda · ■ Pandhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **82% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****92%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **93% Use banking services ****32%** **39% Television ****40%** **27% Mobile phone ****22%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **47% Own their home ****92%** **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 Chichkheda? ■ Chichkheda · ■ Pandhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **977 Working population ****49.7%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) 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 Pandhurna - Sonpathar910 people - Ghogri897 people - Lonadei Mal894 people - Kalamgaon890 people - Bandhan868 people - Sawajpani868 people - Dholankhapa841 people - Mandvi828 people [All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/) ## Other places named Chichkheda - Chich Kheda · Village, Khandwa, Khandwa · 826 people - Chichkheda · Village, Mohadi, Bhandara · 750 people - Chichkheda · Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur · 569 people - Chichkheda · Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati · 560 people - Chichkheda · Village, Pauni, Bhandara · 449 people - Chichkheda · Village, Multai, Betul · 257 people ## Quick answers - How far is Chichkheda from Chhindwara?111 km by road - What is the population of Chichkheda?869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichkheda in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chichkheda?76.6% (Census 2011)