# Chikhalda Village, Kukshi, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/kukshi/chikhalda/ Village · Kukshi, Dhar # Chikhalda Chikhalda is a village in Kukshi sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,626 people in 739 households**, the 9th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%. - 3,626people (2011) - 739households - 60.7%literacy - 1,036females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalda PIN code and other codes Chikhalda falls in Kukshi sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNisarpur - Census village code475523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalda from nearby towns? - Kukshi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dhar (district HQ)132 km by road - Kukshi (nearest town)22 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 Chikhalda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Badwani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Badwani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barwani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Chikhalda known for? The main crops are **cotton and makka**. About 54% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Chikhalda Of every 100 households in Chikhalda in 2011, 73 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhalda · ■ Kukshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **75% Toilet within the home ****36%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **86% Tap water ****32%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **36% Television ****29%** **14% Mobile phone ****28%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **56% Own their home ****91%** **97% 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 Chikhalda? ■ Chikhalda · ■ Kukshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **47.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **957 Working population ****45.0%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 52.5% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,029 (63%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (14%) · **■** Marginal 186 (11%) 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 Kukshi - Girwanya4,109 people - Tanda3,923 people - Dholya3,771 people - Lohari3,659 people - Ali3,214 people - Bhawriya3,199 people - Piplya3,116 people - Badgyar3,090 people [All 201 villages in Kukshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/kukshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalda from Dhar?132 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalda?3,626 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalda in?Dhar district (Kukshi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalda?60.7% (Census 2011)