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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 524695
- Pincode
- 394670
- Post office
- Fort Songadh
- Population
- 323
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 226
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikhalapada compares
By population, Chikhalapada ranks #149 of 175 villages in Songadh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−10.4% vs mandal average
- Chikhalapada
- 45.8%
- Songadh mandal
- 56.2%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−37 vs mandal average
- Chikhalapada
- 970
- Songadh mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chikhalapada
- 4.5
- Songadh mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikhalapada at a glance
Chikhalapada is a village of 323 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Songadh taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 149th-largest of 175 villages in Songadh taluka. Literacy is 46%, 10 points below the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394670, served by Fort Songadh post office; the LGD village code is 524695. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhalapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GHUNTVEL
- Total area (ha)
- 171.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10
- Forest area (ha)
- 110.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikhalapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikhalapada
- LGD code
- 524695
- Pincode
- 394670
- Post office
- Fort Songadh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 323
- Population (projected 2026)
- 381
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Block / Mandal
- Songadh
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Lataben Golwalkar (10.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhavnagar Terminus (12.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394670
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- Vadi Bhensrot
- Raniamba
- Pipalkuva
- Dhamodi
- Kikakui
- Moti Khervan
- Chimer
- Vajharda
- Singpur
- Mandal
- Agasvan
- Dumda
- Amalgundi
- Serulla
- Monghvan
- Sisor
- Khervada
- Ghasiya Medha
- Malangdev
- Vaghnera
- Chorvad
- Khanjar
- Nishana
- Gopalpura
- Chikhli Bhensrot
- Galkuva
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)