Chikhale Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Chikhale is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,120 families residing in the village Chikhale. The total population of Chikhale is 4,534 out of which 2,227 are males and 2,307 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chikhale is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chikhale village is 522 which is 12% of the total population. There are 268 male children and 254 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chikhale is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Chikhale village.

Population
4,534
Families
1,120
Literacy
76%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chikhale is 76%. Thus Chikhale village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 85.2% and the female literacy rate is 67.22% in Chikhale village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chikhale village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chikhale Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chikhale village.

Total Male Female
Children 522 268 254
Literacy 76% 85.2% 67.22%
Scheduled Caste 174 77 97
Scheduled Tribe 2,112 1,007 1,105
Illiterate 1,485 558 927

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 46.6% of total population in Chikhale village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chikhale village out of total population, 1,790 were engaged in work activities. 80.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,790 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 507 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,434 1,094 340
Cultivators 52 41 11
Agriculture Labourer 507 327 180
Household Industries 30 12 18
Other Workers 845 714 131
Marginal Workers 356 187 169
Non Working 2,744 946 1,798

Nearby Villages to Chikhale,

Below are the list of villages near Chikhale village in Dahanu.

Village Population
Vikasnagar 1,630
Naraliwadi 920
Gholwad 4,403
Chimbave 1,339
Rampur 4,888
Ambewadi 1,018
Khunavade 1,636
Narpad 2,759
Aswali 2,165
Thakurwadi 935

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