# Chirakhan Village, Depalpur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Depalpur, Indore 

# Chirakhan

Chirakhan is a village in Depalpur sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 274 households**, the 28th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 274households
- 68.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Chirakhan PIN code and other codes

Chirakhan falls in Depalpur sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDepalpur
- Census village code476048

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

## How far is Chirakhan from nearby towns?

- Depalpur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)24 km by road
- Betma (nearest town)14 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 Chirakhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chirakhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chirakhan known for?

About 72% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Chirakhan

Of every 100 households in Chirakhan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chirakhan · ■ Depalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**84%

Use banking services ****53%**

**48%

Television ****45%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Chirakhan?

■ Chirakhan · ■ Depalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**929

Working population ****55.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (19%) · **■** Marginal 342 (36%)

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 Depalpur

- Bhil Balodi1,800 people
- Takipura1,778 people
- Dharmat1,769 people
- Ralayta1,702 people
- Sunala1,648 people
- Katkoda1,642 people
- Semda1,576 people
- Chiklonda1,550 people

[All 147 villages in Depalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chirakhan from Indore?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chirakhan?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirakhan in?Indore district (Depalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chirakhan?68.0% (Census 2011)