# Chikhalap Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Chikhalap

Chikhalap is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 107 households**, the 44th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 395people (2011)
- 107households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,365females per 1,000 males

## Chikhalap PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554834

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?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)127 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)5 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?

5 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 · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 33% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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, 90 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhalap · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**60%

Use banking services ****47%**

**51%

Television ****23%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chikhalap?

■ Chikhalap · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1365**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**990

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 44% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (23%) · **■** Marginal 82 (58%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Shirvane410 people
- Vave Tarf Shrivardhan407 people
- Dandguri406 people
- Gani398 people
- Velas386 people
- Bapavali377 people
- Bapavan356 people
- Gulaghe349 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhalap from Alibag?127 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalap?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalap in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalap?81.9% (Census 2011)