About Chikania Village

Chikania is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 860 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.8 hectares hectares.

Chikania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	28.8 hectares
Population	1,623
Male Population	860
Female Population	763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikania compares

By the 2011 count Chikania is the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 28.8 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chikania

Chikania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikania as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikania from other places

Chikania lies about 9.5 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chikania
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	5.7 km
District headquarters	Araria	9.5 km
Nearest town	Arāria	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	12 km

Villages closest to Chikania

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

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 Chikania

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikania village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Chikania village has 860 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikania has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Chikania covers 28.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chikania falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikania is Kusiargaon, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikania.

Chikania is about 9.5 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikania is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 5.7 km away. Araria is about 9.5 km away. Arāria is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.