# Chikhalap Village, Mhasla, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mhasla, Raigarh 

# Chikhalap

Chikhalap is a village in Mhasla sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 197 households**, the 21st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 735people (2011)
- 197households
- 74.4%literacy
- 1,333females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalap PIN code and other codes

Chikhalap falls in Mhasla sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMhasla
- Census village code554918

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

## How far is Chikhalap from nearby towns?

- Mhasla (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)100 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)23 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 Chikhalap?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Chikhalap known for?

About 50% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 402 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 Chikhalap

Of every 100 households in Chikhalap in 2011, 81 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhalap · ■ Mhasla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**11%

Tap water ****79%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****48%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Chikhalap?

■ Chikhalap · ■ Mhasla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1333**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**969

Working population ****54.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 50% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 189 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (32%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 52 (13%)

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 Mhasla

- Surai826 people
- Mandathane773 people
- Khargaon Kh760 people
- Banoti738 people
- Ghonse729 people
- Bandwadi723 people
- Nigadi719 people
- Wave716 people

[All 83 villages in Mhasla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mhasla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalap from Alibag?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalap?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalap in?Raigarh district (Mhasla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalap?74.4% (Census 2011)