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Chikhla

चिखला
Rithi mandal
Pincode 483990
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sushil Garg
Contact: 93****3035
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LGD code
488254
Pincode
483990
Post office
Rithi
Population
576
Households
117
Literacy rate
58.9%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
180
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
25 km
Distance to Bhopal
280 km
Distance to Delhi
552 km
Nearest railway station
Rithi · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Semaria · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chikhla compares

By population, Chikhla ranks #77 of 116 villages in Rithi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Chikhla
58.9%
Rithi mandal
56.7%
Katni district
61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−32 vs mandal average
Chikhla
933
Rithi mandal
965
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
Chikhla
4.9
Rithi mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chikhla at a glance

Chikhla is a village of 576 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Rithi tehsil, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 77th-largest of 116 villages in Rithi tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Katni district centre, 48 km from Rithi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 483990, served by Rithi post office; the LGD village code is 488254. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Semaria, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Sushil Garg, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 679 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Thanora

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chikhla · this village57659%
Tikariya · Bandhavgarh03.4 km SW
Simariya · Panna6840%3.4 km SW
Simariya · Dhimarkheda1,28763%3.4 km SW
Simariya Garhi · Simariya5,07659%3.6 km SW
Tighra · Amanganj3.6 km E
Palohi · Simariya60049%4.1 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhla

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
416.25
Irrigated area (ha)
52.99
Forest area (ha)
60.18

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chikhla

LGD code
488254
Pincode
483990
Post office
Rithi
Population (Census 2011)
576
Population (projected 2026)
679
Households
117
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
58.9%
Coordinates
24.28812°N, 79.92743°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sushil Garg
Block / Mandal
Rithi
Getting there

How to reach Chikhla

Mandal centre
Rithi · ≈ 25 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katni · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 32 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal280 kmcapital
  • Delhi552 km
  • Hyderabad782 km
  • Kolkata881 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRithi48 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Semaria4 km
  • Petrol pumpAgrawal peetrol pump37 km
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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