# Sota Chikhali Village, Seoni-Malwa – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/sota-chikhali/ Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Sota Chikhali Sota Chikhali is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 142 households**, the 89th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 690people (2011) - 142households - 65.9%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Sota Chikhali PIN code and other codes Sota Chikhali falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSeoni-Malwa - Census village code487251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sota Chikhali from nearby towns? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road - Seoni Malwa (nearest town)15 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 Sota Chikhali? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sota Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Sota Chikhali known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 9% of the 1,238 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Sota Chikhali Of every 100 households in Sota Chikhali in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sota Chikhali · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **76% Toilet within the home ****0%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **59% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****4%** **42% Television ****8%** **37% Mobile phone ****19%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****73%** **31% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Sota Chikhali? ■ Sota Chikhali · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **905 Working population ****38.8%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 50.2% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (38%) · **■** Other work 103 (38%) · **■** Marginal 36 (13%) 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 Seoni-Malwa - Torniya721 people - Surajpur705 people - Tili Anwali701 people - Paraswada700 people - Liladiya687 people - Aaypa686 people - Bhimgaon686 people - Umariya685 people [All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sota Chikhali from Hoshangabad?60 km by road - What is the population of Sota Chikhali?690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sota Chikhali in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sota Chikhali?65.9% (Census 2011)