Chikhala, Lonar

Chikhala (चिखला) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Lonar Taluka in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, which falls under Lonar block. It belongs to Buldhana parliament constituency and Sindkhed Raja assembly constituency. Vandana Sanjay Mundhe is the President of Chikhala Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address smundhe1975@gmail.com and mobile number 96896xxx58. The Secretary is Sanjay Dnyandeo Ghuge, who can be reached at email address sanjayghuge109@gmail.com and mobile number 93072xxx31. The Panchayat address is Chikhala, Enter Address 2, Pincode - 443302. You can reach there by taking a bus till Bibi bus stop which is around 3 km away. The Panchayat has library facility, internet facility and Wi-Fi facility. There are one computer, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.

As on January 2025, the current population of Chikhala is 1.8 thousands out of which 941 are males and rest 855 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 909 females per 1000 males. There are around 220 teenagers in Chikhala. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 1.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 323 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 414 households in Chikhala, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 925. The pincode of Chikhala is 443301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Mehkar Sub Post office
• Anjani Branch Post office
• Chincholi Bore Branch Post office
• Deulgaon Kol Branch Post office
• Deulgaon Mali Branch Post office

Schools

Chikhala has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Shri Shivaji Secondary & H Secondary School
• Vivekanand Secondary & H Secondary School
• M.E.S. Secondary & H Secondary School
• Aayaji Parsaji Patil Secondary & H Secondary School, Naigaon Dattapur
• Central Public School, Mehkar

Hospitals

Chikhala has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Pimpri mali Sub-Center
• Mola Sub-Center
• Raigaon Primary Health Center
• Chincholi bori Sub-Center
• Shivani Pisa Primary Health Center

Banks

Chikhala has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Mehkar
• Bank of India Mehkar
• Central Bank of India Mehkar
• Canara Bank Mehekar
• HDFC Bank Mehkar

Covered villages

Chikhala Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.

• Chikhala
• Khandala