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About Chikabari Village

Chikabari is one of the larger villages in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,403, made up of 2,760 males and 2,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Chikabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikabari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 5,403
Male Population 2,760
Female Population 2,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikabari compares

By the 2011 count Chikabari is the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chikabari

Chikabari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chikabari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chikabari from other places

Chikabari lies about 20 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.9 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 Chikabari
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 10 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 10 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 20 km

Villages closest to Chikabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikabari village had a population of 5,403. That makes it the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Chikabari village has 2,760 males and 2,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikabari has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Chikabari covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikabari falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikabari is Pawakhali, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Chikabari.

Chikabari is about 20 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikabari is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.9 km away. Bahadurganj is about 10 km away. Bahādurganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasbe Anganj Urfkasbakhodaganj (under 2 km), Kharsel (under 2 km) and Dabar (1.7 km).

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

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