# Chikhala Village, Rithi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rithi, Katni 

# Chikhala

Chikhala is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 44 households**, the 101st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 197people (2011)
- 44households
- 75.8%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Chikhala PIN code and other codes

Chikhala falls in Rithi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRithi
- Census village code488239

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

## How far is Chikhala from nearby towns?

- Rithi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)20 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 Chikhala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patauhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chikhala known for?

The main crops are **wheat and masoor**. About 33% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chikhala

Of every 100 households in Chikhala in 2011, 33 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhala · ■ Rithi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Chikhala?

■ Chikhala · ■ Rithi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**940

Working population ****47.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 58.8% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 86 (91%)

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 Rithi

- Khusra233 people
- Ghunghachi223 people
- Kanki221 people
- Raipura208 people
- Kudai168 people
- Rampura165 people
- Pipariya126 people
- Ahirgawan80 people

[All 116 villages in Rithi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhala from Katni?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhala?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhala in?Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhala?75.8% (Census 2011)