# Chikana Village, Ralegaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ralegaon, Yavatmal 

# Chikana

Chikana is a village in Ralegaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 84 households**, the 90th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 323people (2011)
- 84households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Chikana PIN code and other codes

Chikana falls in Ralegaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRalegaon
- Census village code543608

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

## How far is Chikana from nearby towns?

- Ralegaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)46 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)46 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 Chikana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ralegaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ralegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Chikana known for?

About 80% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Chikana

Of every 100 households in Chikana in 2011, 69 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikana · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**61%

Television ****31%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****89%**

**92%

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 Chikana?

■ Chikana · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1533**

**928

Working population ****54.8%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (42%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 49 (28%)

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 Ralegaon

- Karegaon371 people
- Khairgaon345 people
- Dongargaon341 people
- Ekburji339 people
- Bori318 people
- Mudhapur311 people
- Bhimsenpur308 people
- Borati290 people

[All 133 villages in Ralegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ralegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikana from Yavatmal?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chikana?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikana in?Yavatmal district (Ralegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chikana?79.3% (Census 2011)