Chikna, Lakhandur, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chikna


The village Chikna is located in Lakhandur Tahsil of Bhandara District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Lakhandur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Desaiganj, which is about 30 kilometers away from Chikna.

Travel and Communication for Chikna


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chikna,
Bhandara,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chikna


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Chikna is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Chikna is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Chikna


As per available data from the year 2009, 563 persons live in 133 house holds in the village Chikna. There are 274 female individuals and 289 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.67% and males constitute 51.33% of the total population.

There are 157 scheduled castes persons of which 73 are females and 84 are males. Females constitute 46.5% and males constitute 53.5% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.89% of the total population.

There are 31 scheduled tribes persons of which 12 are females and 19 are males. Females constitute 38.71% and males constitute 61.29% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 5.51% of the total population.

Population density of Chikna is 181.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chikna


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Total area of Chikna is 309.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 230 ha. About 82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 148 ha is irrigated area. About 74.74 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.26 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 30.87 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 37.2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.13 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Chikna


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Chikna.

There is a government primary school in the village Chikna.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Jaitpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Barva, which is less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Barva, which is less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

Colleges in Chikna


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Lakhandur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Sakoli, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

Other Educational Facilities in Chikna


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Sakoli, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

Healthcare Facilities in Chikna


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Chikna.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Chikna.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chikna.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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