# Chikalya Village, Mandsaur, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mandsaur, Mandsaur 

# Chikalya

Chikalya is a village in Mandsaur sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 26 households**, the 151st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 157people (2011)
- 26households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,151females per 1,000 males

## Chikalya PIN code and other codes

Chikalya falls in Mandsaur sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMandsaur
- Census village code469547

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

## How far is Chikalya from nearby towns?

- Mandsaur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandsaur (nearest town)8 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 Chikalya?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chikalya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandsaur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Chikalya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 68% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Chikalya

Of every 100 households in Chikalya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Chikalya · ■ Mandsaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

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

**20%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**43%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chikalya?

■ Chikalya · ■ Mandsaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****58.0%**

**55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 61.3% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 91 (100%)

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 Mandsaur

- Ranmakhedi275 people
- Satalkheda257 people
- Marukhedi251 people
- Labdadi198 people
- Rasulpur156 people
- Luharishekh97 people
- Saudhani52 people
- Arnyabhatti27 people

[All 162 villages in Mandsaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/mandsaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikalya from Mandsaur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Chikalya?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikalya in?Mandsaur district (Mandsaur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikalya?74.8% (Census 2011)