# Chikhalgaon Village, Sudhagad, Raigarh (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/sudhagad/chikhalgaon/ Village · Sudhagad, Raigarh # Chikhalgaon Chikhalgaon is a village in Sudhagad sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 296 households**, the 5th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 1,415people (2011) - 296households - 38.3%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalgaon PIN code and other codes Chikhalgaon falls in Sudhagad sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSudhagad - Census village code554501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalgaon from nearby towns? - Pali (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)65 km by road - Roha Ashtami (nearest town)3 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 Chikhalgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pali - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pali - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Chikhalgaon known for? About 23% of the 788 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Chikhalgaon Of every 100 households in Chikhalgaon in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Sudhagad rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **79% Toilet within the home ****7%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****4%** **42% Television ****10%** **33% Mobile phone ****15%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****76%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chikhalgaon? ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Sudhagad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709** **950 Working population ****58.2%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.0% for men and 27.9% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 606 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 113 (14%) 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 Sudhagad - Varhadjambhulpada2,411 people - Parali1,613 people - Rabgaon1,592 people - Ghotawade1,432 people - Adulse1,371 people - Uddhar1,363 people - Mahagaon1,332 people - Dhokshet1,166 people [All 98 villages in Sudhagad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/sudhagad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalgaon from Alibag?65 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalgaon?1,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalgaon in?Raigarh district (Sudhagad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalgaon?38.3% (Census 2011)