About Chikni Village

Chikni is a large village in Kalgachia tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,142, made up of 1,587 males and 1,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Kalgachia
Pincode	781321
Area (hectares)	200.04 hectares
Population	3,142
Male Population	1,587
Female Population	1,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents. Its 200.04 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Char Charia, Chariatpur, Chatala Gaon and Chatala N C. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chikni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikni village had a population of 3,142. That makes it the 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents.

Chikni village has 1,587 males and 1,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chikni is 781321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikni covers 200.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chikni falls under Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The census record for Chikni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikni.

Chikni is in Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.