# Chikhala Village, Lonar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/chikhala/ Village · Lonar, Buldana # Chikhala Chikhala is a village in Lonar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra, PIN code **443301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,575 people in 363 households**, the 33rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,575people (2011) - 363households - 78.2%literacy - 443301PIN code ## Chikhala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhala is 443301.** Chikhala falls in Lonar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - PIN code443301 - Community development blockLonar - Census village code529517 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhala from nearby towns? - Lonar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)94 km by road - Lonar (nearest town)20 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 Chikhala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhala; 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 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bibi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dusarbid - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujepur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chikhala known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 78% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 515 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 Chikhala Of every 100 households in Chikhala in 2011, 41 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhala · ■ Lonar rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **65% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****2%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****64%** **68% Television ****20%** **29% Mobile phone ****45%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **37% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chikhala? ■ Chikhala · ■ Lonar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **799 Working population ****51.5%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 378 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (45%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (6%) 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 - Dabha1,736 people - Deulgaon Waisa1,732 people - Chincholi Sangle1,720 people - Parda Pr.lonar1,590 people - Nandra1,537 people - Palaskhed1,478 people - Gunjkhed1,457 people - Gaikhed1,422 people [All 90 villages in Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhala?443301 - How far is Chikhala from Buldana?94 km by road - What is the population of Chikhala?1,575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhala in?Buldana district (Lonar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhala?78.2% (Census 2011)