# Chikhale Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Chikhale

Chikhale is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416713**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 106 households**, the 147th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 421people (2011)
- 106households
- 72.0%literacy
- 416713PIN code

## Chikhale PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhale is 416713.** Chikhale falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416713
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566123

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

## How far is Chikhale from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)18 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 Chikhale?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarwali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Chikhale known for?

The main crops are **mango, cashew and rice**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 25% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Chikhale

Of every 100 households in Chikhale in 2011, 93 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chikhale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**18%

Tap water ****48%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chikhale?

■ Chikhale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1506**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1381**

**948

Working population ****48.9%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 44% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 190 (92%)

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 Rajapur

- Oshiwale435 people
- Agarewadi430 people
- Burbewadi428 people
- Ghumewadi424 people
- Shendewadi421 people
- Musalmanwadi413 people
- Barsu398 people
- Zarye390 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhale?416713
- How far is Chikhale from Ratnagiri?52 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhale?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhale in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhale?72.0% (Census 2011)