# Chikhali Village, Sawali, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sawali, Chandrapur 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Sawali sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 155 households**, the 62nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 601people (2011)
- 155households
- 77.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

Chikhali falls in Sawali sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSawali
- Census village code540882

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

## How far is Chikhali from nearby towns?

- Sawali (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)30 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; 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
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Vihirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mokhala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 known for?

About 51% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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

Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 75 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Sawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****84%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****98%**

**63%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**45%

Own their home ****96%**

**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?

■ Chikhali · ■ Sawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**997

Working population ****63.9%**

**60.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 90 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (42%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 110 (29%)

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 Sawali

- Rudrapur668 people
- Virkhal668 people
- Vichora657 people
- Jam Keroda Ryt.638 people
- Kondekhal Alias Ghodewahi596 people
- Pethgaon585 people
- Saimara Tuk575 people
- Thergaon566 people

[All 111 villages in Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhali from Chandrapur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Chandrapur district (Sawali sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?77.5% (Census 2011)