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

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Village · Rithi, Katni 

# Chikhla

Chikhla is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 117 households**, the 77th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 576people (2011)
- 117households
- 71.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Chikhla PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRithi
- Census village code488254

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

## How far is Chikhla from nearby towns?

- Rithi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)25 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 Chikhla?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhla; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bilhare
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chikhla known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 36% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Chikhla

Of every 100 households in Chikhla in 2011, 46 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhla · ■ Rithi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**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 ****29%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Chikhla?

■ Chikhla · ■ Rithi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**940

Working population ****31.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 56.8% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (23%) · **■** Marginal 90 (50%)

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

- Bhadanpur640 people
- Pali619 people
- Sugawan595 people
- Imaliya593 people
- Nauwapati567 people
- Dharampura520 people
- Magardha513 people
- Lathpahadi510 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhla from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhla?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhla in?Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhla?71.2% (Census 2011)