# Chikanya Village, Garoth, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/garoth/chikanya/ Village · Garoth, Mandsaur # Chikanya Chikanya is a village in Garoth sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,349 people in 488 households**, the 12th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 2,349people (2011) - 488households - 56.2%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Chikanya PIN code and other codes Chikanya falls in Garoth sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaroth - Census village code469403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikanya from nearby towns? - Garoth (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)116 km by road - Garoth (nearest town)11 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 Chikanya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikanya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garoth - ○Degree college10+ km · Garoth - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Chikanya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and sarso**. About 55% of the 1,357 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Chikanya Of every 100 households in Chikanya in 2011, 67 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikanya · ■ Garoth rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **74% Toilet within the home ****1%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **84% Tap water ****11%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****51%** **39% Television ****4%** **28% Mobile phone ****40%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Chikanya? ■ Chikanya · ■ Garoth rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **941 Working population ****51.8%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 38.7% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 728 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 210 (17%) 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 Garoth - Bardiya Amra3,114 people - Dethali Buzurg2,992 people - Chachawada2,776 people - Khajuri Runda2,662 people - Barkheda Loya2,319 people - Semrol2,271 people - Banjari2,207 people - Dhalmu2,120 people [All 107 villages in Garoth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/garoth/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikanya from Mandsaur?116 km by road - What is the population of Chikanya?2,349 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikanya in?Mandsaur district (Garoth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chikanya?56.2% (Census 2011)