Chilkigarh

Chilkigarh is a village and a gram panchayat in Jamboni CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Chilkigarh is located at 22.451°N, 86.879°W

Area overview
Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram district, shown in the map alongside, is composed of hills, mounds and rolling lands. It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate. The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height. The remainder of the country is an almost level plain broken only by the sand hills.” 3.48% of the population lives in urban areas and 96.52% lives in the rural areas. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chilkigarh had a total population of 1,553 of which 794 (51%) were males and 759 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 178. The total number of literate persons in Chilkigarh was 980 (63.10% of the population over 6 years).

Transport
State Highway 9 from Durgapur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) passes through Chilkigarh.

Article, Kanak Durga Temple: A Landmark in the Folk Tradition of Paschim Medinipur, Jaydeep Sarangi, http://www.chitrolekha.com/V2/n1/11_Kanakdurga_Temple_Medinipur.pdf

Healthcare
Chilkigarh Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Chilkigarh, is the major government medical facility in the Jamboni CD block.