Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Chikhali Tukum Chikhali Tukum is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code 441207. The 2011 Census counted 380 people in 98 households, the 28th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 380 people (2011) - 98 households - 79.9% literacy - 441207 PIN code ## Chikhali Tukum PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chikhali Tukum is 441207. Chikhali Tukum falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 441207 - Community development block Desaiganj - Census village code 538503 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chikhali Tukum from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 50 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chikhali Tukum? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali Tukum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dongargaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Desaiganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chikhali Tukum known for? About 28% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chikhali Tukum Of every 100 households in Chikhali Tukum in 2011, 82 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikhali Tukum · ■ Desaiganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 74% - Toilet within the home 33% 42% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 58% - Tap water 0% 32% - Drinking water within premises 9% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91% - Use banking services 95% 75% - Television 28% 24% - Mobile phone 32% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 15% 24% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chikhali Tukum? ■ Chikhali Tukum · ■ Desaiganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.9% 79.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 983 - Working population 77.9% 59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 70.6% for women. 82% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (11%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 234 (79%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Desaiganj - Chikhali 501 people - Vithalgaon 489 people - Dongar Mendha 443 people - Fari 432 people - Rampur Tukum 10 people - Kalamgaon 4 people All 36 villages in Desaiganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhali Tukum? 441207 - How far is Chikhali Tukum from Gadchiroli? 50 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali Tukum? 380 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali Tukum in? Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali Tukum? 79.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/chikhali-tukum/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.