# Chikni Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **10 people in 4 households**, the 156th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 10people (2011)
- 4households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Chikni PIN code and other codes

Chikni falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhurna
- Census village code495570

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

## How far is Chikni from nearby towns?

- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)107 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town)10 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 Chikni?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Teegaon
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Teagaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pandhurna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Chikni known for?

The main crops are **jawar, groundnut and soyabean**. About 76% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Chikni

Of every 100 households in Chikni in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**24%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**93%

Use banking services ****67%**

**39%

Television ****33%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chikni?

■ Chikni · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****80.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 20.0% for women. 80% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (12%) · **■** Marginal 7 (88%)

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

- Warjali34 people
- Mohgaon28 people
- Uttamdera Ryt.21 people
- Godarikhapa16 people
- Najarpur Ryt.5 people
- Heti4 people
- Kondhar Mal.2 people

[All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikni from Chhindwara?107 km by road
- What is the population of Chikni?10 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?60.0% (Census 2011)