# Chikase Village, Sakri, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/chikase/ Village · Sakri, Dhule # Chikase Chikase is a village in Sakri sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,156 people in 445 households**, the 61st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 2,156people (2011) - 445households - 71.5%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Chikase PIN code and other codes Chikase falls in Sakri sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSakri - Census village code526423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikase from nearby towns? - Sakri (sub-district HQ)80 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)80 km by road - Nandurbar (nearest town)69 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 Chikase? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chikase; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Pimplener - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pimplener - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Chikase known for? About 90% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 592 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 Chikase Of every 100 households in Chikase in 2011, 70 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikase · ■ Sakri rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **63% Toilet within the home ****17%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **61% Tap water ****72%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **84% Use banking services ****37%** **35% Television ****46%** **25% Mobile phone ****47%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **50% Own their home ****81%** **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 Chikase? ■ Chikase · ■ Sakri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **946 Working population ****61.1%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 426 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 765 (58%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%) 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 Sakri - Kakani2,201 people - Charanmal2,188 people - Balhane2,180 people - Pinjar Zadi2,159 people - Vitai2,112 people - Bodgaon2,110 people - Kakarde2,107 people - Shirsole2,057 people [All 225 villages in Sakri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikase from Dhule?80 km by road - What is the population of Chikase?2,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikase in?Dhule district (Sakri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikase?71.5% (Census 2011)