# Chikundra Village, Tuljapur, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/tuljapur/chikundra/ Village · Tuljapur, Osmanabad # Chikundra Chikundra is a village in Tuljapur sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 417 households**, the 35th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%. - 1,992people (2011) - 417households - 75.1%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Chikundra PIN code and other codes Chikundra falls in Tuljapur sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTuljapur - Census village code561585 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikundra from nearby towns? - Tuljapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)52 km by road - Tuljapur (nearest town)40 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 Chikundra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chikundra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Salgara Divati - ○Degree college10+ km · Naldurg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tulajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Chikundra known for? About 95% of the 1,646 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,375 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 Chikundra Of every 100 households in Chikundra in 2011, 58 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikundra · ■ Tuljapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **60% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **78% Tap water ****5%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****83%** **65% Television ****16%** **24% Mobile phone ****65%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chikundra? ■ Chikundra · ■ Tuljapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **75.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **893 Working population ****50.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 551 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (11%) · **■** Marginal 24 (2%) 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 Tuljapur - Lohagaon2,134 people - Murta2,062 people - Deokurli2,010 people - Malumbra2,005 people - Salgara Tatur1,947 people - Umarga1,899 people - Dhekri1,877 people - Karla1,875 people [All 123 villages in Tuljapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/tuljapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikundra from Osmanabad?52 km by road - What is the population of Chikundra?1,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikundra in?Osmanabad district (Tuljapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikundra?75.1% (Census 2011)