# Chirkhan Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/chirkhan/ Village · Shahade, Nandurbar # Chirkhan Chirkhan is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 209 households**, the 117th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 1,104people (2011) - 209households - 66.4%literacy - 1,007females per 1,000 males ## Chirkhan PIN code and other codes Chirkhan falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahade - Census village code525611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirkhan from nearby towns? - Shahade (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)58 km by road - Shahade (nearest town)16 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 Chirkhan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chirkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahade - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahade - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chirkhan known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and groundnut**. About 74% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 306 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 Chirkhan Of every 100 households in Chirkhan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chirkhan · ■ Shahade rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **61% Toilet within the home ****8%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **71% Tap water ****1%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **81% Use banking services ****29%** **32% Television ****4%** **29% Mobile phone ****4%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****91%** **52% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Chirkhan? ■ Chirkhan · ■ Shahade rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **941 Working population ****58.8%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 43 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 582 (90%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Shahade - Kamaravad1,197 people - Kakarde Bk1,195 people - Sawakheda1,176 people - Titari1,121 people - Chirde1,103 people - Pimparde1,103 people - Lohare1,083 people - Bahirpur1,074 people [All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chirkhan from Nandurbar?58 km by road - What is the population of Chirkhan?1,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirkhan in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chirkhan?66.4% (Census 2011)