# Bramhan Chikna Village, Lonar, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lonar, Buldana 

# Bramhan Chikna

Bramhan Chikna is a village in Lonar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 161 households**, the 64th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 775people (2011)
- 161households
- 78.5%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Bramhan Chikna PIN code and other codes

Bramhan Chikna falls in Lonar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLonar
- Census village code529508

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

## How far is Bramhan Chikna from nearby towns?

- Lonar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)91 km by road
- Lonar (nearest town)23 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 Bramhan Chikna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bramhan Chikna; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bibi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umarkhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bramhan Chikna known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 89% of the 552 hectares of village land is sown, and 435 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 Bramhan Chikna

Of every 100 households in Bramhan Chikna in 2011, 53 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bramhan Chikna · ■ Lonar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bramhan Chikna?

■ Bramhan Chikna · ■ Lonar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**799

Working population ****54.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 49% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (60%) · **■** Marginal 80 (19%)

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 Lonar

- Mohotkhed913 people
- Hiwarakhand876 people
- Devanagar862 people
- Bagulkhed827 people
- Borkhedi748 people
- Shivni Jat724 people
- Sonuna687 people
- Khandala623 people

[All 90 villages in Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bramhan Chikna from Buldana?91 km by road
- What is the population of Bramhan Chikna?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bramhan Chikna in?Buldana district (Lonar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bramhan Chikna?78.5% (Census 2011)