# Chikhal Bid Village, Wadwani, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/wadwani/chikhal-bid/ Village · Wadwani, Bid # Chikhal Bid Chikhal Bid is a village in Wadwani sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,460 people in 868 households**, the 3rd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 4,460people (2011) - 868households - 61.9%literacy - 881females per 1,000 males ## Chikhal Bid PIN code and other codes Chikhal Bid falls in Wadwani sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockWadwani - Census village code559441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhal Bid from nearby towns? - Wadwani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bid (district HQ)35 km by road - Dharur (nearest town)37 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 Chikhal Bid? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhal Bid; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadwani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadwani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Chikhal Bid known for? The main crops are **cotton, bajra and jowar**. About 57% of the 2,938 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,220 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 Chikhal Bid Of every 100 households in Chikhal Bid in 2011, 45 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhal Bid · ■ Wadwani rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **62% Toilet within the home ****2%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **81% Tap water ****8%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **60% Television ****10%** **26% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **33% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Chikhal Bid? ■ Chikhal Bid · ■ Wadwani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **784 Working population ****51.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 50.2% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,239 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (22%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (7%) · **■** Marginal 342 (15%) 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 Wadwani - Wadvani12,484 people - Upli4,560 people - Kaudgaon Bk.4,066 people - Kuppa4,065 people - Chinchala3,797 people - Devla Bk.3,092 people [All 45 villages in Wadwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/wadwani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhal Bid from Bid?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikhal Bid?4,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhal Bid in?Bid district (Wadwani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhal Bid?61.9% (Census 2011)