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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 521709
- Pincode
- 393041
- Post office
- Ambawadi (Bharuch)
- Population
- 3,921
- Households
- 798
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,328
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikda compares
By population, Chikda ranks #1 of 213 villages in Dediapada mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Chikda
- 61.4%
- Dediapada mandal
- 53.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
−77 vs mandal average
- Chikda
- 905
- Dediapada mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chikda
- 4.9
- Dediapada mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikda at a glance
Chikda is a village of 3,921 people in 798 households (Census 2011) in Dediapada taluka, Narmada district, Gujarat, the largest of 213 villages in Dediapada taluka. Literacy is 61%, 8 points above the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 393041, served by Ambawadi (Bharuch) post office; the LGD village code is 521709. The village votes in Padra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chaitanyasinh Zala. The population is estimated at 4,623 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- DEDIAPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIKDA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,345.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikda
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Key facts — Chikda
- LGD code
- 521709
- Pincode
- 393041
- Post office
- Ambawadi (Bharuch)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,921
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,623
- Households
- 798
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhota Udaipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Padra
- Member of Parliament
- Jashubhai Rathva
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chaitanyasinh Zala
- Block / Mandal
- Dediapada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 393041
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- Samot
- Soliya
- Samarpada (Thava)
- Mal
- Ghantoli
- Kevdi
- Mota Suka Amba
- Kanbudi
- Vadhva
- Tabda
- Nighat
- Mohbudi
- Khajali Dabda
- Dabhavan
- Khokhra Umar (Zarnawadiwalu)
- Almavadi
- Koliwada (Bogaj)
- Babada
- Besna
- Gajar Gota
- Jhank
- Dumkhal
- Jamni
- Zarnawadi
- Nani Bedwan
- Kundiamba
- Chuli
- Khudadi
- Patdi
- Bogaj
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)