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- LGD code
- 531417
- Pincode
- 444702
- Post office
- Dharni
- Population
- 1,087
- Households
- 211
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 483
- Distance to district centre
- 104 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 493 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 495 km
- Nearest railway station
- Amalakhurd · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH, Dharni · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chichghat compares
By population, Chichghat ranks #58 of 149 villages in Dharni mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Chichghat58.5%
Dharni mandal63.7%
Amravati district78.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
+18 vs mandal average
Chichghat987
Dharni mandal969
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
Chichghat5.2
Dharni mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chichghat at a glance
Chichghat is a village of 1,087 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Dharni taluka, Amravati district, Maharashtra, the 58th-largest of 149 villages in Dharni taluka. Literacy is 59%, 5 points below the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 104 km from the Amravati district centre, 58 km from Ghodegaon, the nearest town, 16 km from Amalakhurd railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444702, served by Dharni post office; the LGD village code is 531417. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH, Dharni, 10 km away. The village votes in Melghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kewalram Tulsiram Kale. The population is estimated at 1,282 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chichghat
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ACHALPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 120
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 173
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 642.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 443.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chichghat
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Key facts — Chichghat
- LGD code
- 531417
- Pincode
- 444702
- Post office
- Dharni
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,087
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,282
- Households
- 211
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Coordinates
- 21.54755°N, 76.79973°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amravati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Melghat
- Member of Parliament
- Balwant Wankhade
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kewalram Tulsiram Kale
- Block / Mandal
- Dharni
Getting there
How to reach Chichghat
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai493 kmcapital
- Hyderabad495 km
- Delhi787 km
- Bengaluru957 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmalakhurd16 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH, Dharni10 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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