# Chikmara Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Chikmara

Chikmara is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 197 households**, the 39th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 768people (2011)
- 197households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Chikmara PIN code and other codes

Chikmara falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code541085

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

## How far is Chikmara from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)44 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 Chikmara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindewahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chikmara known for?

About 67% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Chikmara

Of every 100 households in Chikmara in 2011, 55 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikmara · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****18%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Chikmara?

■ Chikmara · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1281**

**983

Working population ****64.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 63.2% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 58 (12%)

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 Sindewahi

- Kachhepar Rai958 people
- Khatgaon950 people
- Pendhari835 people
- Naleshwar772 people
- Kokewada765 people
- Lonkhairi Tukum760 people
- Powana Chak755 people
- Gunjewahi Kotha705 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikmara from Chandrapur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Chikmara?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikmara in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikmara?74.8% (Census 2011)