# Chikhalthan Village, Karmala, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/chikhalthan/ Village · Karmala, Solapur # Chikhalthan Chikhalthan is a village in Karmala sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,041 people in 1,059 households**, the 5th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 5,041people (2011) - 1,059households - 76.3%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalthan PIN code and other codes Chikhalthan falls in Karmala sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKarmala - Census village code561869 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalthan from nearby towns? - Karmala (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)90 km by road - Karmala (nearest town)30 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 Chikhalthan? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karmala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karmala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Chikhalthan known for? About 14% of the 2,961 hectares of village land is sown, and 333 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 Chikhalthan Of every 100 households in Chikhalthan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chikhalthan · ■ Karmala rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **52% Toilet within the home ****28%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****66%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****74%** **73% Television ****36%** **30% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****33%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****85%** **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 Chikhalthan? ■ Chikhalthan · ■ Karmala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **847 Working population ****51.2%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 67.1% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,131 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,138 (44%) · **■** Household industry 86 (3%) · **■** Other work 217 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (0%) 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 Karmala - Kem9,276 people - Jeur6,880 people - Kandar6,220 people - Veet5,053 people - Sade4,576 people - Shelgaon4,021 people - Ketur3,920 people - Pothare3,882 people [All 123 villages in Karmala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalthan from Solapur?90 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalthan?5,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalthan in?Solapur district (Karmala sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalthan?76.3% (Census 2011)