# Chirkuta Village, Digras, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/digras/chirkuta/ Village · Digras, Yavatmal # Chirkuta Chirkuta is a village in Digras sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 287 households**, the 34th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 1,213people (2011) - 287households - 81.3%literacy - 855females per 1,000 males ## Chirkuta PIN code and other codes Chirkuta falls in Digras sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDigras - Census village code542699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirkuta from nearby towns? - Digras (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)63 km by road - Digras (nearest town)16 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 Chirkuta? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chirkuta; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Digras - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Chirkuta known for? Products made here include agricultural implements, plates from leaves and agricultural implements. About 73% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Chirkuta Of every 100 households in Chirkuta in 2011, 61 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chirkuta · ■ Digras rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **60% Toilet within the home ****22%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **72% Tap water ****54%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****55%** **50% Television ****25%** **24% Mobile phone ****37%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **52% 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 Chirkuta? ■ Chirkuta · ■ Digras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747** **920 Working population ****49.7%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (82%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Digras - Fulwadi1,348 people - Nimbha1,250 people - Sawanga Kh.1,224 people - Wai1,220 people - Rohana1,209 people - Gandhinagar1,192 people - Ashta1,186 people - Dolambawadi1,144 people [All 80 villages in Digras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/digras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chirkuta from Yavatmal?63 km by road - What is the population of Chirkuta?1,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirkuta in?Yavatmal district (Digras sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chirkuta?81.3% (Census 2011)