# Chikhali Bk. Village, Jiwati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/jiwati/chikhali-bk/ Village · Jiwati, Chandrapur # Chikhali Bk. Chikhali Bk. is a village in Jiwati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,755 people in 373 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 1,755people (2011) - 373households - 61.1%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali Bk. PIN code and other codes Chikhali Bk. falls in Jiwati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJiwati - Census village code541707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhali Bk. from nearby towns? - Jiwati (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)61 km by road - Rajura (nearest town)36 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 Bk.? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Patnas - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korpan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Chikhali Bk. known for? About 17% of the 2,604 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Bk. Of every 100 households in Chikhali Bk. in 2011, 53 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhali Bk. · ■ Jiwati rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **48% Toilet within the home ****13%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **91% Tap water ****55%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****63%** **35% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****5%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****93%** **73% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chikhali Bk.? ■ Chikhali Bk. · ■ Jiwati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **1008 Working population ****58.3%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 566 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (7%) 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 Jiwati - Shengaon3,673 people - Bhavi2,502 people - Teka Mandwa2,339 people - Kumbhezari2,075 people - Chikali Kh.1,435 people - Patan1,396 people - Gudsela1,312 people - Yellapur1,254 people [All 83 villages in Jiwati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/jiwati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali Bk. from Chandrapur?61 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali Bk.?1,755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali Bk. in?Chandrapur district (Jiwati sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali Bk.?61.1% (Census 2011)