# Chikhali Village, Pusad, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/chikhali/ Village · Pusad, Yavatmal # Chikhali Chikhali is a village in Pusad sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 233 households**, the 75th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 1,311people (2011) - 233households - 81.7%literacy - 591females per 1,000 males ## Chikhali PIN code and other codes Chikhali falls in Pusad sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPusad - Census village code542840 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhali from nearby towns? - Pusad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)117 km by road - Pusad (nearest town)20 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 Chikhali? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pusad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Chikhali known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and toor**. About 74% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Chikhali Of every 100 households in Chikhali in 2011, 36 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikhali · ■ Pusad rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **51% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****42%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **49% Television ****25%** **24% Mobile phone ****28%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****61%** **47% Own their home ****85%** **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 Chikhali? ■ Chikhali · ■ Pusad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****591** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **910 Working population ****37.6%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 34% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 164 (33%) 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 - Gaimukh Nagar1,337 people - Jamnaik1,329 people - Nandipur1,313 people - Panhala1,313 people - Vasantwadi1,298 people - Nandura Ijara1,261 people - Parwa1,252 people - Jyoti Nagar1,245 people [All 187 villages in Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikhali from Yavatmal?117 km by road - What is the population of Chikhali?1,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhali in?Yavatmal district (Pusad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chikhali?81.7% (Census 2011)