# Chikhaldara Village, Kelapur, Yavatmal (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kelapur, Yavatmal 

# Chikhaldara

Chikhaldara is a village in Kelapur sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **720 people in 177 households**, the 67th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 720people (2011)
- 177households
- 77.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Chikhaldara PIN code and other codes

Chikhaldara falls in Kelapur sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKelapur
- Census village code543428

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

## How far is Chikhaldara from nearby towns?

- Pandharkaoda (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)40 km by road
- Pandharkaoda (nearest town)31 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 Chikhaldara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pandharkawara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chikhaldara known for?

About 51% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Chikhaldara

Of every 100 households in Chikhaldara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhaldara · ■ Kelapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****56%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**54%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**47%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Chikhaldara?

■ Chikhaldara · ■ Kelapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****61.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 72.1% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (56%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 79 (18%)

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 Kelapur

- Meera744 people
- Kawatha737 people
- Dabha736 people
- Pimpalkhuti730 people
- Wagada698 people
- Mohadari694 people
- Chopan691 people
- Vasant Nagar686 people

[All 140 villages in Kelapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kelapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikhaldara from Yavatmal?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhaldara?720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhaldara in?Yavatmal district (Kelapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhaldara?77.1% (Census 2011)