# Chikhalgaon Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/chikhalgaon/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Chikhalgaon Chikhalgaon is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,012 people in 471 households**, the 17th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,012people (2011) - 471households - 72.6%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalgaon PIN code and other codes Chikhalgaon falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalgaon from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)133 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)9 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 Chikhalgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalgaon; 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhorda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chikhalgaon known for? About 65% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Chikhalgaon Of every 100 households in Chikhalgaon in 2011, 75 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **69% Toilet within the home ****32%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **65% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****24%** **57% Television ****20%** **23% Mobile phone ****26%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chikhalgaon? ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **963 Working population ****61.8%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 389 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 489 (39%) 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 Brahmapuri - Torgaon Bk.2,245 people - Nandgaon Jani2,075 people - Gangalwadi2,047 people - Talodi Kh2,042 people - Kharkada1,966 people - Maldongri1,962 people - Khandala1,845 people - Torgaon Kh.1,721 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalgaon from Chandrapur?133 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalgaon?2,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalgaon in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalgaon?72.6% (Census 2011)