# Chikhalwardha Village, Ghatanji, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/chikhalwardha/ Village · Ghatanji, Yavatmal # Chikhalwardha Chikhalwardha is a village in Ghatanji sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 472 households**, the 14th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%. - 2,037people (2011) - 472households - 74.6%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Chikhalwardha PIN code and other codes Chikhalwardha falls in Ghatanji sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGhatanji - Census village code543400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhalwardha from nearby towns? - Ghatanji (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)70 km by road - Ghatanji (nearest town)36 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 Chikhalwardha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalwardha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Parwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panadharkawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chikhalwardha known for? About 81% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown, and 826 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 Chikhalwardha Of every 100 households in Chikhalwardha in 2011, 72 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikhalwardha · ■ Ghatanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **65% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **82% Tap water ****75%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****22%** **29% Mobile phone ****20%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **46% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chikhalwardha? ■ Chikhalwardha · ■ Ghatanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **80.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752** **892 Working population ****54.1%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 231 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 760 (69%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Ghatanji - Sayatkharda2,353 people - Bhambora2,228 people - Sakhara Kh.2,127 people - Jarur2,047 people - Mowada2,009 people - Waghartakli1,969 people - Murli1,940 people - Anji1,918 people [All 120 villages in Ghatanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhalwardha from Yavatmal?70 km by road - What is the population of Chikhalwardha?2,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhalwardha in?Yavatmal district (Ghatanji sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhalwardha?74.6% (Census 2011)