# Chhidara Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Chhidara

Chhidara is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 151 households**, the 96th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 740people (2011)
- 151households
- 48.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Chhidara PIN code and other codes

Chhidara falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code457031

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

## How far is Chhidara from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)18 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 Chhidara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Chhidara known for?

About 30% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Chhidara

Of every 100 households in Chhidara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhidara · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Chhidara?

■ Chhidara · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**882

Working population ****25.7%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 33.2% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Palera

- Pachaura761 people
- Ghutkada Sanjayanagar757 people
- Khargoopura757 people
- Jawaharpura745 people
- Bishanpura724 people
- Basat Guwan681 people
- Kakanpura670 people
- Pegakhera666 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhidara from Tikamgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chhidara?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhidara in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhidara?48.5% (Census 2011)