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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ripin bhai r gamit
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- LGD code
- 524756
- Pincode
- 394652
- Population
- 1,808
- Households
- 404
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1057 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,180
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikhalda compares
By population, Chikhalda ranks #30 of 91 villages in Vyara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.8%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 57.8%
- Vyara mandal
- 65.6%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+36 vs mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 1,057
- Vyara mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Chikhalda
- 4.5
- Vyara mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikhalda at a glance
Chikhalda is a village of 1,808 people in 404 households (Census 2011) in Vyara taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 30th-largest of 91 villages in Vyara taluka. Literacy is 58%, 8 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394652; the LGD village code is 524756. The sarpanch is ripin bhai r gamit, and the village votes in Vyara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Kokani. The population is estimated at 2,132 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikhalda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- VYARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIKHALDA
- Total area (ha)
- 449.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 240.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikhalda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikhalda
- LGD code
- 524756
- Pincode
- 394652
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,808
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,132
- Households
- 404
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1057
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vyara
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mohan Kokani
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ripin bhai r gamit
- Block / Mandal
- Vyara
- Nearest railway station
- Juna Rajuvadia (68.7 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)