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About Chikni Village

Chikni is a mid sized village in Hayaghat tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 317 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hayaghat
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 317
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

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 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 Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 7.6 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 Tarsarai 7.6 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hayaghat 18 km

Villages closest to Chikni

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

Common questions about Chikni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikni village had a population of 608. That makes it the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents.

Chikni village has 317 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Chikni covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chikni falls under Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikni is Tarsarai, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni is in Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tarsarai is about 7.6 km away. Darbhanga is about 12 km away. Hayaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamadpur (2.0 km), Pator (9.3 km) and Sobhnath Patti (9.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikni today is likely to be higher.

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