# Chichela Village, Mulchera, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mulchera, Gadchiroli 

# Chichela

Chichela is a village in Mulchera sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 132 households**, the 34th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 545people (2011)
- 132households
- 76.3%literacy
- 1,129females per 1,000 males

## Chichela PIN code and other codes

Chichela falls in Mulchera sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMulchera
- Census village code539488

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

## How far is Chichela from nearby towns?

- Mulchera (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)108 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)108 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 Chichela?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chichela; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gomani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mulchera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jarawandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Chichela known for?

About 30% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chichela

Of every 100 households in Chichela in 2011, 47 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichela · ■ Mulchera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

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 Chichela?

■ Chichela · ■ Mulchera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1609**

**918

Working population ****61.5%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 209 (62%)

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 Mulchera

- Dhannur660 people
- Mohurli657 people
- Ambatpalli613 people
- Dewada555 people
- Kothari544 people
- Nagulwahi529 people
- Devnagar524 people
- Kodigaon521 people

[All 68 villages in Mulchera](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/mulchera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichela from Gadchiroli?108 km by road
- What is the population of Chichela?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichela in?Gadchiroli district (Mulchera sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chichela?76.3% (Census 2011)