# Chikani Village, Pusad, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pusad, Yavatmal 

# Chikani

Chikani is a village in Pusad sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 96 households**, the 160th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 489people (2011)
- 96households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Chikani PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPusad
- Census village code542813

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?

- Pusad (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)112 km by road
- Pusad (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?

7 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karkheda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pusad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pusad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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, 24 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikani · ■ Pusad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**49%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**47%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Chikani?

■ Chikani · ■ Pusad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**910

Working population ****60.1%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 212 (72%)

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 Pusad

- Bori Machchhindar541 people
- Shivaji Nagar534 people
- Horkad517 people
- Housapur503 people
- Manjarjawala469 people
- Shelu Kh.449 people
- Karla440 people
- Balawadi426 people

[All 187 villages in Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikani from Yavatmal?112 km by road
- What is the population of Chikani?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikani in?Yavatmal district (Pusad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikani?80.7% (Census 2011)