# Chikangaon Village, Ambad, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambad, Jalna 

# Chikangaon

Chikangaon is a village in Ambad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 363 households**, the 48th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 363households
- 70.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Chikangaon PIN code and other codes

Chikangaon falls in Ambad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmbad
- Census village code547763

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

## How far is Chikangaon from nearby towns?

- Ambad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ambad (nearest town)27 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 Chikangaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Galapangari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Chikangaon known for?

About 86% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 401 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 Chikangaon

Of every 100 households in Chikangaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikangaon · ■ Ambad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**72%

Tap water ****40%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****92%**

**73%

Television ****23%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chikangaon?

■ Chikangaon · ■ Ambad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**866

Working population ****55.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 60.4% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 544 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (20%) · **■** Household industry 66 (7%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 102 (11%)

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 Ambad

- Patharwala Kh.1,773 people
- Nalewadi1,761 people
- Sukhapuri1,761 people
- Baraswada1,740 people
- Maherbhaigaon1,638 people
- Harat Kheda1,611 people
- Taka1,606 people
- Karanjala1,590 people

[All 137 villages in Ambad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ambad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikangaon from Jalna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chikangaon?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikangaon in?Jalna district (Ambad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikangaon?70.5% (Census 2011)