Chikhale is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Chikhale | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chikhale Location in Maharashtra, India  Chikhale Chikhale (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°36′11″N 73°07′42″E / 19.6031925°N 73.128322°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,534 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551585 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Chikhale has 1120 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 76%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4534 | 2227 | 2307 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 522 | 268 | 254 |
| Scheduled caste | 174 | 77 | 97 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2112 | 1007 | 1105 |
| Literates | 3049 | 1669 | 1380 |
| Workers (all) | 1790 | 1281 | 509 |
| Main workers (total) | 1434 | 1094 | 340 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 52 | 41 | 11 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 507 | 327 | 180 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 30 | 12 | 18 |
| Main workers: Other | 845 | 714 | 131 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 356 | 187 | 169 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 232 | 106 | 126 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 104 | 66 | 38 |
| Non-workers | 2744 | 946 | 1798 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.