# Chikhali Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/chikhali/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 352 households**, the 16th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,410people (2011) - 352households - 81.9%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes Chikhali falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531550 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? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)100 km by road - Akot (nearest town)29 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharani - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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, 34 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **29% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **89% Tap water ****89%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****44%** **43% Television ****18%** **11% Mobile phone ****14%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****55%** **66% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chikhali? ■ Chikhali · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098** **979 Working population ****50.5%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (58%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 111 (16%) 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 - Kajaldoh1,589 people - Hatru1,578 people - Kulgana Kh.1,545 people - Gangarkheda1,464 people - Biba1,314 people - Badnapur1,253 people - Morgad1,215 people - Jarida1,201 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali from Amravati?100 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?1,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?81.9% (Census 2011)