# Chiksa Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Chiksa

Chiksa is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 119 households**, the 269th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 428people (2011)
- 119households
- 89.0%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Chiksa PIN code and other codes

Chiksa falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code491020

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

## How far is Chiksa from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kareli (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 Chiksa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chiksa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karapgav
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kareli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chiksa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Chiksa

Of every 100 households in Chiksa in 2011, 35 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chiksa · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Chiksa?

■ Chiksa · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**927

Working population ****50.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 81.9% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (67%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Gadarwara

- Matwara446 people
- Deguwan437 people
- Bandha436 people
- Pithahara436 people
- Bhoot Kheda427 people
- Amoda425 people
- Anghori419 people
- Deguwan411 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chiksa from Narsimhapur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chiksa?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiksa in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiksa?89.0% (Census 2011)