# Chikhali Village, Pauni, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pauni, Bhandara 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Pauni sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 276 households**, the 37th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,170people (2011)
- 276households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

Chikhali falls in Pauni sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPauni
- Census village code537300

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?

- Pauni (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pauni (nearest town)22 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?

12 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 · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Adyal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Adyal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Konda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chikhali known for?

About 82% of the 273 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 Chikhali

Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 71 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Pauni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**42%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chikhali?

■ Chikhali · ■ Pauni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**963

Working population ****59.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (86%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Pauni

- Borgaon1,273 people
- Nilaj1,260 people
- Junona1,243 people
- Somanala Bk.1,197 people
- Brahmani1,164 people
- Korambhi1,160 people
- Pauna Bk.1,154 people
- Katurli1,139 people

[All 156 villages in Pauni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhali from Bhandara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Bhandara district (Pauni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?77.2% (Census 2011)