# Chikhili Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Chikhili

Chikhili is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768042**. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 232 households**, the 34th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 911people (2011)
- 232households
- 77.7%literacy
- 768042PIN code

## Chikhili PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhili is 768042.** Chikhili falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768042
- Gram panchayatChikhili
- Community development blockGaisilet
- Census village code380188

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

## How far is Chikhili from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)37 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 Chikhili?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Chikhili known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 73% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chikhili

Of every 100 households in Chikhili in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhili · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Chikhili?

■ Chikhili · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**991

Working population ****68.7%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 69.1% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 506 (81%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Pandripani950 people
- Barpadar926 people
- Kuamania922 people
- Salepali916 people
- Bijapali908 people
- Samarpali906 people
- Balipata860 people
- Dubalbahal858 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhili?768042
- How far is Chikhili from Bargarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhili?911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhili in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhili?77.7% (Census 2011)