# Chicholi Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/chicholi/ Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara # Chicholi Chicholi is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,520 people in 1,279 households**, the 3rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 5,520people (2011) - 1,279households - 81.0%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Chicholi PIN code and other codes Chicholi falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPandhurna - Census village code495638 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chicholi from nearby towns? - Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)92 km by road - Pandhurna (nearest town)21 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 Chicholi? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chicholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Chicholi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, groundnut and kapas**. About 73% of the 2,313 hectares of village land is sown, and 456 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 Chicholi Of every 100 households in Chicholi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chicholi · ■ Pandhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **82% Toilet within the home ****19%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **89% Tap water ****56%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **93% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****41%** **27% Mobile phone ****28%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **47% Own their home ****87%** **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 Chicholi? ■ Chicholi · ■ Pandhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **977 Working population ****48.6%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.2% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 743 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,486 (55%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 276 (10%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 Pandhurna - Teegaon7,785 people - Seoni6,371 people - Rajana4,174 people - Marood3,651 people - Mordongri2,919 people - Hiwarasenadwar2,835 people [All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chicholi from Chhindwara?92 km by road - What is the population of Chicholi?5,520 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chicholi in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chicholi?81.0% (Census 2011)