# Chicholi Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Chicholi

Chicholi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 150 households**, the 34th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 587people (2011)
- 150households
- 78.4%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Chicholi PIN code and other codes

Chicholi falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538968

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

## How far is Chicholi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (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 Chicholi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chicholi; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Chicholi known for?

About 23% of the 427 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 Chicholi

Of every 100 households in Chicholi in 2011, 44 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chicholi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**78%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Chicholi?

■ Chicholi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**972

Working population ****67.8%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 182 (46%)

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 Dhanora

- Murmadi677 people
- Sursundi640 people
- Rajoli613 people
- Mangewada603 people
- Chavela580 people
- Pekin Mudza575 people
- Kondawahi572 people
- Tukum565 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chicholi from Gadchiroli?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chicholi?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chicholi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chicholi?78.4% (Census 2011)