# Chikhale Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/chikhale/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Chikhale Chikhale is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **4,534 people in 1,120 households**, the 10th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 4,534people (2011) - 1,120households - 76.0%literacy - 401602PIN code ## Chikhale PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhale is 401602.** Chikhale falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401602 - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551585 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? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thane (district HQ)140 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)9 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dahanu - ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 **rice, chikoo and coconut**. About 79% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 666 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, 61 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chikhale · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **46% Toilet within the home ****24%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **62% Tap water ****11%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **82% Use banking services ****28%** **40% Television ****32%** **21% Mobile phone ****24%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **48% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **979 Working population ****39.5%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (28%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 845 (47%) · **■** Marginal 356 (20%) 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 Dahanu - Saravali5,402 people - Modgaon5,360 people - Dhakti Dahanu4,903 people - Rampur4,888 people - Charoti4,520 people - Kosbad4,479 people - Gholwad4,403 people - Ashagad4,160 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhale?401602 - How far is Chikhale from Thane?140 km by road - What is the population of Chikhale?4,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhale in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhale?76.0% (Census 2011)