# Chikna Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Chikna

Chikna is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 133 households**, the 68th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 563people (2011)
- 133households
- 75.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Chikna PIN code and other codes

Chikna falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537469

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

## How far is Chikna from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)71 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)30 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 Chikna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Barva
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Chikna known for?

About 74% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Chikna

Of every 100 households in Chikna in 2011, 76 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chikna · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Chikna?

■ Chikna · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**966

Working population ****58.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (74%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Lakhandur

- Sonegaon663 people
- Sakara631 people
- Khairi625 people
- Kinhala564 people
- Ghartoda560 people
- Tembhari501 people
- Sawargaon492 people
- Awali431 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikna from Bhandara?71 km by road
- What is the population of Chikna?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikna in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikna?75.8% (Census 2011)