# Chikani Village, Darwha, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Darwha, Yavatmal 

# Chikani

Chikani is a village in Darwha sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,455 people in 346 households**, the 29th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,455people (2011)
- 346households
- 79.0%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Chikani PIN code and other codes

Chikani falls in Darwha sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDarwha
- Census village code542625

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

## How far is Chikani from nearby towns?

- Darwha (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)28 km by road
- Darwha (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 Chikani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chikani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bori Khu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bori Khu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Chikani known for?

About 36% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Chikani

Of every 100 households in Chikani in 2011, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikani · ■ Darwha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**49%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chikani?

■ Chikani · ■ Darwha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1320**

**938

Working population ****55.5%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 70.7% for women. 65% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 671 (83%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Darwha

- Kohala1,624 people
- Palodi1,610 people
- Sindhi1,571 people
- Taroda1,467 people
- Bori Bk.1,447 people
- Bhulai1,445 people
- Chopadi1,417 people
- Naigaon1,414 people

[All 145 villages in Darwha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/darwha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikani from Yavatmal?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chikani?1,455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikani in?Yavatmal district (Darwha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikani?79.0% (Census 2011)