# Chandikpur Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Chandikpur

Chandikpur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 116 households**, the 149th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 588people (2011)
- 116households
- 70.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Chandikpur PIN code and other codes

Chandikpur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549282

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

## How far is Chandikpur from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)25 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 Chandikpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chandikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turkapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chandikpur known for?

About 41% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chandikpur

Of every 100 households in Chandikpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandikpur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****87%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**83%

Use banking services ****78%**

**64%

Television ****48%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chandikpur?

■ Chandikpur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**856

Working population ****53.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 56.7% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 171 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (36%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Gangapur

- Harsuli618 people
- Shirodi609 people
- Talpimpri606 people
- Gopalwadi597 people
- Wazar585 people
- Wajnapur579 people
- Bolthan577 people
- Alamgirpur576 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandikpur from Aurangabad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chandikpur?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandikpur in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chandikpur?70.4% (Census 2011)