# Chikhalthan Village, Kannad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/chikhalthan/ Village · Kannad, Aurangabad # Chikhalthan Chikhalthan is a village in Kannad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,592 people in 1,106 households**, the 5th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 5,592people (2011) - 1,106households - 79.6%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalthan PIN code and other codes Chikhalthan falls in Kannad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKannad - Census village code548383 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalthan from nearby towns? - Kannad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)70 km by road - Kannad (nearest town)12 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 Chikhalthan? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kannad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannad - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Chikhalthan known for? About 69% of the 1,406 hectares of village land is sown, and 814 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 Chikhalthan Of every 100 households in Chikhalthan in 2011, 65 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chikhalthan · ■ Kannad rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **69% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **82% Tap water ****57%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **86% Use banking services ****68%** **62% Television ****53%** **40% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Chikhalthan? ■ Chikhalthan · ■ Kannad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **856 Working population ****49.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,205 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 984 (35%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (8%) · **■** Marginal 343 (12%) 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 Kannad - Deogaon8,696 people - Shafepur8,303 people - Chincholi6,434 people - Kunjkheda6,095 people - Digar5,511 people - Hatnoor5,418 people - Karanjkheda Khalsa5,146 people - Andhaner4,667 people [All 211 villages in Kannad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalthan from Aurangabad?70 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalthan?5,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalthan in?Aurangabad district (Kannad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalthan?79.6% (Census 2011)