# Chikhali Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/chikhali/ Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 519 households**, the 39th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,403people (2011) - 519households - 78.9%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes Chikhali falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShrigonda - Census village code558429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhali from nearby towns? - Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)85 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Shrigonda (nearest town)85 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 Chikhali? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Chikhali known for? About 65% of the 2,237 hectares of village land is sown, and 781 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 Chikhali Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 40 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Shrigonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **67% Toilet within the home ****19%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **64% Tap water ****6%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **71% Use banking services ****60%** **74% Television ****29%** **44% Mobile phone ****50%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****25%** **16% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Chikhali? ■ Chikhali · ■ Shrigonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **829 Working population ****57.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 957 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (7%) · **■** Marginal 95 (7%) 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 Shrigonda - Rajapur2,662 people - Kautha2,643 people - Ukkadgaon2,563 people - Visapur2,466 people - Erandoli2,391 people - Doraje2,353 people - Mhase2,347 people - Dhawalgaon2,343 people [All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali from Ahmadnagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?2,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?78.9% (Census 2011)