# Chikhalwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Chikhalwadi

Chikhalwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 95 households**, the 158th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 372people (2011)
- 95households
- 76.6%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Chikhalwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhalwadi is 416704.** Chikhalwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566221

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

## How far is Chikhalwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)40 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 Chikhalwadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalwadi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chikhalwadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 38% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Chikhalwadi

Of every 100 households in Chikhalwadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhalwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

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

**63%

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

**18%

Tap water ****66%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****71%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chikhalwadi?

■ Chikhalwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****48.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 112 (62%)

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

- Mirgulewadi378 people
- Nivkholwadi377 people
- Bajarwadi376 people
- Rajawadi374 people
- Gothivare371 people
- Gunjavane368 people
- Goval367 people
- Varilwadi367 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhalwadi?416704
- How far is Chikhalwadi from Ratnagiri?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalwadi?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalwadi?76.6% (Census 2011)