# Chikani Village, Ner, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ner/chikani/ Village · Ner, Yavatmal # Chikani Chikani is a village in Ner sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,121 people in 479 households**, the 10th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 2,121people (2011) - 479households - 88.1%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Chikani PIN code and other codes Chikani falls in Ner sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNer - Census village code541973 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? - Ner (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)44 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)15 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chikani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ner - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Chikani known for? About 86% of the 755 hectares of village land is sown, and 641 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, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikani · ■ Ner rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **73% Toilet within the home ****15%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **70% Tap water ****0%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****66%** **69% Television ****38%** **29% Mobile phone ****34%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 · ■ Ner rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **934 Working population ****45.2%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (72%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (7%) · **■** 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 Ner - Dhanaj2,408 people - Malkhed Bk.2,319 people - Ajanti2,283 people - Mozar2,229 people - Satefal2,017 people - Pathrad1,861 people - Adgaon1,835 people - Pimpri1,809 people [All 116 villages in Ner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ner/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikani from Yavatmal?44 km by road - What is the population of Chikani?2,121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikani in?Yavatmal district (Ner sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikani?88.1% (Census 2011)