# Chikima Village, Boriguma, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boriguma, Koraput 

# Chikima

Chikima is a village in Boriguma sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764055**. The 2011 Census counted **1,715 people in 390 households**, the 15th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 1,715people (2011)
- 390households
- 40.7%literacy
- 764055PIN code

## Chikima PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikima is 764055.** Chikima falls in Boriguma sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764055
- Gram panchayatJamunda
- Community development blockJeypur
- Census village code428271

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

## How far is Chikima from nearby towns?

- Boriguma (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)44 km by road
- Koraput (nearest town)34 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 Chikima?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chikima; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jeypore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jeypore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 20 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 Chikima known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 60% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Chikima

Of every 100 households in Chikima in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikima · ■ Boriguma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chikima?

■ Chikima · ■ Boriguma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**990

Working population ****56.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 26.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (7%) · **■** Marginal 437 (45%)

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 Boriguma

- Dangara2,087 people
- Janniguda1,831 people
- Anchala1,782 people
- Nandarala1,717 people
- Chatarala1,546 people
- Kerkenda1,500 people
- Bandiguda1,479 people
- Badapindapadar1,435 people

[All 79 villages in Boriguma](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boriguma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikima?764055
- How far is Chikima from Koraput?44 km by road
- What is the population of Chikima?1,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikima in?Koraput district (Boriguma sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chikima?40.7% (Census 2011)