Chikhodra
Introduction: This village is located 5 kilometers from Anand raiway station and 1 kilometer from Ahmedabad-Mumbai national highway no. 8.
Industries: Tobacco business is main economical activity in the village, followed by farming. Village has 27 tobacco factories, which prepare tobacco used in preparing ‘Bidis’. Tobacco from Chikhodara is sent to entire India. It is also termed as Manchester of tobacco. Village also has 12 timber based factories and seven tobacco processing industries. It also has four petrol-pumps, ice factory and tiles factory. There is also has renowned Anand oil mill developed by cooperative society. Chikhodara also has two pulse mills and one rice mill. Famous J K Park Club and Sarvashanti Club are located in the village.
Religious places: Ranchhod temple is located near village pond. Shrinathji Bava Temple, Verai Mata Temple, Ambaaji Mata Temple, Omkar Ashram, Hanuman Temple, Ramji Mandir, Pranami Temple, Arya Samaj Temple, Omkareshwar Ashram, Neelkanth Mahadev, Haji Pir Masjid and Church are located in the village.