# Chikhalgaon Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/chikhalgaon/ Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Chikhalgaon Chikhalgaon is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416705**. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 157 households**, the 109th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 552people (2011) - 157households - 74.3%literacy - 416705PIN code ## Chikhalgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhalgaon is 416705.** Chikhalgaon falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416705 - Community development blockRajapur - Census village code566186 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? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)73 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)16 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Oni - ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hardi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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? The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include bamboo cane products. About 55% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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, 93 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Rajapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****36%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **18% Tap water ****75%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****38%** **50% Television ****25%** **28% Mobile phone ****36%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **27% 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 Chikhalgaon? ■ Chikhalgaon · ■ Rajapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1410** **1194 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **948 Working population ****49.6%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 120 (44%) 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 - Shembavane557 people - Bagavewadi555 people - Thoraliwadi555 people - Nerakewadi553 people - Shivane Bk.547 people - Padave535 people - Kotapur534 people - Benagiwadi530 people [All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhalgaon?416705 - How far is Chikhalgaon from Ratnagiri?73 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalgaon?552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalgaon?74.3% (Census 2011)