# Chikna Village, Dharmabad, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/dharmabad/chikna/ Village · Dharmabad, Nanded # Chikna Chikna is a village in Dharmabad sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431809**. The 2011 Census counted **2,614 people in 555 households**, the 4th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 2,614people (2011) - 555households - 73.4%literacy - 431809PIN code ## Chikna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikna is 431809.** Chikna falls in Dharmabad sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431809 - Community development blockDharmabad - Census village code544969 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikna from nearby towns? - Dharmabad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)70 km by road - Dharmabad (nearest town)13 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 Chikna? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chikna; 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 · 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharamabad - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Chikna known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 91% of the 1,136 hectares of village land is sown, and 979 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 Chikna Of every 100 households in Chikna in 2011, 76 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikna · ■ Dharmabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **77% Toilet within the home ****19%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **55% Television ****35%** **29% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Chikna? ■ Chikna · ■ Dharmabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **926 Working population ****54.4%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 905 (64%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (6%) · **■** Marginal 75 (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 Dharmabad - Karkheli4,675 people - Jarikot3,744 people - Yetala3,441 people - Yeoti2,036 people - Atala2,001 people - Sirajkhed1,883 people - Dhanora Kh.1,742 people [All 54 villages in Dharmabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/dharmabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikna?431809 - How far is Chikna from Nanded?70 km by road - What is the population of Chikna?2,614 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikna in?Nanded district (Dharmabad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikna?73.4% (Census 2011)