# Chilkha Village, Ahmadpur, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ahmadpur, Latur 

# Chilkha

Chilkha is a village in Ahmadpur sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 203 households**, the 79th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 875people (2011)
- 203households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Chilkha PIN code and other codes

Chilkha falls in Ahmadpur sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAhmadpur
- Census village code560346

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

## How far is Chilkha from nearby towns?

- Ahmadpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Ahmadpur (nearest town)7 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 Chilkha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chilkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ahmadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ahmadpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ahmadpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chilkha known for?

About 98% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 553 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 Chilkha

Of every 100 households in Chilkha in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilkha · ■ Ahmadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

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

**33%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**66%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chilkha?

■ Chilkha · ■ Ahmadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**886

Working population ****51.3%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (10%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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 Ahmadpur

- Methi919 people
- Mulki910 people
- Lingdhal906 people
- Nagthana895 people
- Dagadwadi874 people
- Senkud874 people
- Molwan853 people
- Gadewadi847 people

[All 123 villages in Ahmadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/ahmadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilkha from Latur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Chilkha?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilkha in?Latur district (Ahmadpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chilkha?75.8% (Census 2011)