# Chikhali Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/chikhali/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,516 people in 559 households**, the 21st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,516people (2011) - 559households - 76.4%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes Chikhali falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558851 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? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bid (district HQ)93 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)60 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? 15 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ashti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 **jowar, cotton and urad**. About 87% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 799 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, 60 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **72% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****32%** **58% Television ****20%** **32% Mobile phone ****41%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **830 Working population ****57.0%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 66.8% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,021 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (20%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 57 (4%) 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 Ashti - Jamgaon2,640 people - Nimgaon Chaubha2,631 people - Kerul2,610 people - Pandhari2,536 people - Khilad2,482 people - Takali Amaya2,447 people - Deolali2,301 people - Surudi2,275 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali from Bid?93 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?2,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?76.4% (Census 2011)