# Chichgaon Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Chichgaon

Chichgaon is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **312 people in 86 households**, the 76th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 312people (2011)
- 86households
- 85.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes

Chichgaon falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537115

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

## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)36 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 Chichgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chichgaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jambhali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Chichgaon known for?

About 42% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chichgaon

Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 79 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichgaon · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Chichgaon?

■ Chichgaon · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**942

Working population ****53.2%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.0% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 114 (69%)

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 Sakoli

- Sonegaon504 people
- Khairi442 people
- Sangaon415 people
- Sitepar383 people
- Papala Kh.290 people
- Sarati286 people
- Yetgaon280 people
- Nyaharwani246 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichgaon from Bhandara?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chichgaon?312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichgaon in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?85.0% (Census 2011)