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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
gaurangbhai s gavit
Contact: 98****2152
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- LGD code
- 522774
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population
- 231
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 805 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 136
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikhalda compares
By population, Chikhalda ranks #90 of 95 villages in Waghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
−0.6% vs mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 63.6%
- Waghai mandal
- 64.2%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
805
−185 vs mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 805
- Waghai mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
3.9
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 3.9
- Waghai mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikhalda at a glance
Chikhalda is a village of 231 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Waghai taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 90th-largest of 95 villages in Waghai taluka. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 805 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394715, served by Pimpri post office; the LGD village code is 522774. The sarpanch is gaurangbhai s gavit. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhalda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 57
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 57
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAKARPATAL
- Total area (ha)
- 105.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 45.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikhalda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikhalda
- LGD code
- 522774
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 272
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 805
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- gaurangbhai s gavit
- Block / Mandal
- Waghai
- Nearest PHC
- Sai Nursing Home, Dang (29.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Waghai (31.4 km)
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Other villages in Waghai mandal
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- Jhavda
- Sakarpatal
- Chichinagaontha
- Dagadiamba
- Khatal
- Bhadarpada
- Sarwar
- Barda (Manmodisaja)
- Nadakchond
- Barkhandhia
- Koylipada
- Borigaotha (Waghaisaja)
- Daguniya
- Ambapada (Vaghai)
- Rambhas
- Dagadpada
- Jhariya (Dungarda)
- Dokpatal
- Murambi
- Ghodi
- Shivarimal
- Gundvahal
- Bhalkhet
- Mota Malunga
- Lavaria
- Kudkas
- Susarda
- Uga(Rambhasaja)
- Dhodhalpada
- Borpada
- Barda
- Kakarda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)