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- LGD code
- 531701
- Pincode
- 444717
- Post office
- Dhamangaon Gadhi
- Population
- 560
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 321
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 524 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 458 km
- Nearest railway station
- Anjangaon · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Chikhaldara · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chichkheda compares
By population, Chichkheda ranks #80 of 154 villages in Chikhaldara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.7%
+13.3% vs mandal average
- Chichkheda
- 77.7%
- Chikhaldara mandal
- 64.4%
- Amravati district
- 78.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+31 vs mandal average
- Chichkheda
- 993
- Chikhaldara mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Chichkheda
- 4.3
- Chikhaldara mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chichkheda at a glance
Chichkheda is a village of 560 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Chikhaldara taluka, Amravati district, Maharashtra, the 80th-largest of 154 villages in Chikhaldara taluka. Literacy is 78%, 13 points above the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Amravati district centre, 27 km from Kandali, the nearest town, 20 km from Anjangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444717, served by Dhamangaon Gadhi post office; the LGD village code is 531701. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Chikhaldara, 9 km away. The village votes in Melghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kewalram Tulsiram Kale. The population is estimated at 660 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chichkheda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ACHALPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 340.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 128
- Forest area (ha)
- 116.49
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chichkheda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chichkheda
- LGD code
- 531701
- Pincode
- 444717
- Post office
- Dhamangaon Gadhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 560
- Population (projected 2026)
- 660
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.34078°N, 77.27733°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amravati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Melghat
- Member of Parliament
- Balwant Wankhade
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kewalram Tulsiram Kale
- Block / Mandal
- Chikhaldara
Getting there
How to reach Chichkheda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai524 kmcapital
- Hyderabad458 km
- Delhi809 km
- Bengaluru931 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAnjangaon20 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Chikhaldara9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump19 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 444717
- Dhamangaon Gadhi Bhag 1Achalpur mandal5,099 pop
- TembrusondaChikhaldara mandal2,545 pop
- EkalaspurAchalpur mandal2,063 pop
- BhopapurAchalpur mandal2,045 pop
- DevgaonAchalpur mandal1,850 pop
- VastapurChikhaldara mandal1,599 pop
- Kulangana Kh.Chikhaldara mandal1,545 pop
- BelkhedaAchalpur mandal1,536 pop
- BadnapurChikhaldara mandal1,253 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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