Village · Tamia, Chhindwara # Chakhla Chakhla is a village in Tamia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 617 people in 129 households, the 74th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 617 people (2011) - 129 households - 53.8% literacy - 984 females per 1,000 males ## Chakhla PIN code and other codes Chakhla falls in Tamia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Tamia - Census village code 493723 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chakhla from nearby towns? - Tamia (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 122 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chakhla? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chakhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tamia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tamia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chakhla known for? About 7% of the 1,298 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chakhla Of every 100 households in Chakhla in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakhla · ■ Tamia rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 69% - Toilet within the home 1% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 91% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 98% 74% - Television 0% 11% - Mobile phone 12% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 62% 56% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chakhla? ■ Chakhla · ■ Tamia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.8% 58.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 986 - Working population 49.6% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.1% for men and 46.5% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (20%) · ■ Other work 123 (40%) · ■ Marginal 24 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tamia - Jaitpur 623 people - Bijadhana 620 people - Dhana Kheda 618 people - Bakhari 617 people - Rajola 610 people - Jamundhonga 609 people - Bijori Khurd 601 people - Aliwada 598 people All 191 villages in Tamia ## Quick answers - How far is Chakhla from Chhindwara? 122 km by road - What is the population of Chakhla? 617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakhla in? Chhindwara district (Tamia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chakhla? 53.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/tamia/chakhla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.