# Chikhali Village, Tirora, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/tirora/chikhali/ Village · Tirora, Gondiya # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Tirora sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,882 people in 399 households**, the 25th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 1,882people (2011) - 399households - 87.8%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes Chikhali falls in Tirora sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTirora - Census village code537559 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? - Tirora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)34 km by road - Tirora (nearest town)6 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Tirora - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirora - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirora - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Chikhali known for? About 76% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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, 74 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Tirora rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **85% Toilet within the home ****22%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **49% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****67%** **70% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****33%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 · ■ Tirora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **87.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163** **943 Working population ****53.5%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 80.4% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (25%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 97 (10%) · **■** Marginal 385 (38%) 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 Tirora - Boda2,008 people - Koylari1,998 people - Paldongari1,959 people - Kesalwada1,943 people - Garada1,840 people - Satona1,789 people - Kodelohara1,778 people - Indora br.1,769 people [All 123 villages in Tirora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/tirora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali from Gondiya?34 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?1,882 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Gondiya district (Tirora sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?87.8% (Census 2011)