# Chikhale Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Chikhale

Chikhale is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **454 people in 97 households**, the 159th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 454people (2011)
- 97households
- 74.3%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Chikhale PIN code and other codes

Chikhale falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553088

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?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)71 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)24 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 school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 23 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**. About 58% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhale · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****79%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****47%**

**62%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**39%

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 Chikhale?

■ Chikhale · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674**

**954

Working population ****59.3%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 55% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (22%) · **■** Household industry 91 (34%) · **■** Other work 45 (17%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Murbad

- Talekhal489 people
- Anandnagar487 people
- Vehare474 people
- Ganeshpur459 people
- Khutarwadigaon442 people
- Rao442 people
- Narayangaon429 people
- Nandeni427 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhale from Thane?71 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhale?454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhale in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhale?74.3% (Census 2011)