About Chikni Village

Chikni is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 1,072 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	2,103
Male Population	1,072
Female Population	1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikni from other places

Chikni lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 4.4 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 Chikni
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	12 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km

Villages closest to Chikni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta 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 Chikni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikni village had a population of 2,103. That makes it the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Chikni village has 1,072 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Chikni is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikni covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikni falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikni is Kusiargaon, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chikni is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 4.4 km away. Kursakatta is about 12 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.