# Chikhalbodi Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lakhani, Bhandara 

# Chikhalbodi

Chikhalbodi is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 66 households**, the 85th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 275people (2011)
- 66households
- 72.6%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalbodi PIN code and other codes

Chikhalbodi falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhani
- Census village code537174

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

## How far is Chikhalbodi from nearby towns?

- Lakhani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)27 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 Chikhalbodi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalbodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Chikhalbodi known for?

About 56% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Chikhalbodi

Of every 100 households in Chikhalbodi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikhalbodi · ■ Lakhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****79%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Chikhalbodi?

■ Chikhalbodi · ■ Lakhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****353**

**975

Working population ****76.4%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 73% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 123 (59%)

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 Lakhani

- Kesalwada449 people
- Kawadsi422 people
- Kawale Wada405 people
- Khaurshipar352 people
- Khairi243 people
- Pahadi234 people
- Sangaon209 people
- Sonekhari200 people

[All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalbodi from Bhandara?27 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalbodi?275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalbodi in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalbodi?72.6% (Census 2011)