# Chikhale Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/chikhale/ Village · Vada, Thane # Chikhale Chikhale is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,038 people in 222 households**, the 57th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,038people (2011) - 222households - 81.3%literacy - 421303PIN code ## Chikhale PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhale is 421303.** Chikhale falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code421303 - Community development blockVada - Census village code552167 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? - Vada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)55 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)34 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? 12 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 · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 41% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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, 85 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chikhale · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **62% Toilet within the home ****46%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **49% Tap water ****4%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **74% Use banking services ****73%** **55% Television ****49%** **29% Mobile phone ****49%** **39% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **41% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226** **968 Working population ****40.7%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (34%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 134 (32%) · **■** Marginal 48 (11%) 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 Vada - Gunj1,102 people - Vasuri Kh.1,053 people - Karanjpada1,050 people - Bilavali1,042 people - Vijapur1,012 people - Parali1,003 people - Vijaygad993 people - Pimparoli991 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhale?421303 - How far is Chikhale from Thane?55 km by road - What is the population of Chikhale?1,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhale in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhale?81.3% (Census 2011)