# Chikhali Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Chikhali

Chikhali is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441207**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 128 households**, the 24th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 501people (2011)
- 128households
- 78.3%literacy
- 441207PIN code

## Chikhali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhali is 441207.** Chikhali falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code441207
- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538502

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?

- 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](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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dongargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Chikhali known for?

About 75% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 73 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhali · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**983

Working population ****62.9%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 67% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (43%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 87 (28%)

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 Desaiganj

- Kasari Tukum1,022 people
- Arattondi806 people
- Usegaon802 people
- Ravanwadi758 people
- Vithalgaon489 people
- Dongar Mendha443 people
- Fari432 people
- Chikhali Tukum380 people

[All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhali?441207
- How far is Chikhali from Gadchiroli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhali?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhali in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?78.3% (Census 2011)