# Chikla Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Chikla

Chikla is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,994 people in 446 households**, the 18th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,994people (2011)
- 446households
- 69.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Chikla PIN code and other codes

Chikla falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469805

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

## How far is Chikla from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mandsaur (nearest town)40 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 Chikla?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Chikla known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 74% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Chikla

Of every 100 households in Chikla in 2011, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikla · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****14%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Chikla?

■ Chikla · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**918

Working population ****52.3%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 446 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (9%) · **■** Marginal 245 (23%)

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 Sitamau

- Mahuwa2,313 people
- Kotda Bahadur2,145 people
- Ranayra2,074 people
- Kachariya2,057 people
- Khejdiya1,896 people
- Khetakheda1,894 people
- Jhalara1,817 people
- Sakhtali1,771 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikla from Mandsaur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chikla?1,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikla in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikla?69.2% (Census 2011)