# Chikhali Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441912**. The 2011 Census counted **1,529 people in 309 households**, the 40th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,529people (2011)
- 309households
- 75.4%literacy
- 441912PIN code

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhali is 441912.** Chikhali falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code441912
- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536649

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?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)40 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sivasavangi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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)10 h summer · 10 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?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 73% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Chikhali

Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 50 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**30%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chikhali?

■ Chikhali · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**953

Working population ****62.1%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 605 (64%)

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 Tumsar

- Mangali1,571 people
- Pawanar khari1,563 people
- Sakali1,542 people
- Chandpur1,534 people
- Tamaswadi1,481 people
- Sonegaon1,435 people
- Mohagaon1,416 people
- Balapur Hamesha1,391 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhali?441912
- How far is Chikhali from Bhandara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?1,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?75.4% (Census 2011)
