# Cholakha Village, Dharmabad, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharmabad, Nanded 

# Cholakha

Cholakha is a village in Dharmabad sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 219 households**, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 872people (2011)
- 219households
- 67.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Cholakha PIN code and other codes

Cholakha falls in Dharmabad sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharmabad
- Census village code544976

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

## How far is Cholakha from nearby towns?

- Dharmabad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)75 km by road
- Dharmabad (nearest town)15 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 Cholakha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Cholakha; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school10+ km · Dharmabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Cholakha known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 95% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 434 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 Cholakha

Of every 100 households in Cholakha in 2011, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cholakha · ■ Dharmabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****97%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**55%

Television ****17%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Cholakha?

■ Cholakha · ■ Dharmabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**926

Working population ****55.5%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 272 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Babhulgaon973 people
- Aloor965 people
- Roshangaon904 people
- Belgujari884 people
- Belur Kh.842 people
- Shelgaon Thadi830 people
- Vilegaon Thadi821 people
- Mokali707 people

[All 54 villages in Dharmabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/dharmabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Cholakha from Nanded?75 km by road
- What is the population of Cholakha?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cholakha in?Nanded district (Dharmabad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Cholakha?67.5% (Census 2011)