# Chichkheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Chichkheda

Chichkheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 131 households**, the 85th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 560people (2011)
- 131households
- 90.1%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Chichkheda PIN code and other codes

Chichkheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531701

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

## How far is Chichkheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)75 km by road
- Achalpur (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 Chichkheda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chichkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Achalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chichkheda known for?

About 46% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Chichkheda

Of every 100 households in Chichkheda in 2011, 42 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chichkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**66%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Chichkheda?

■ Chichkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**979

Working population ****57.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 87.4% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (54%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 121 (38%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Bhulori575 people
- Mozari573 people
- Somthana Bk565 people
- Dharamdoh561 people
- Bhagdari559 people
- Kohi555 people
- Hattighat553 people
- Khatkali534 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichkheda from Amravati?75 km by road
- What is the population of Chichkheda?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichkheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chichkheda?90.1% (Census 2011)