About Chikni Village

Chikni is one of the larger villages in Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,422, made up of 7,064 males and 6,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205 hectares hectares.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Gamharia
Area (hectares)	1205 hectares
Population	13,422
Male Population	7,064
Female Population	6,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents. Its 1205 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikni from other places

Chikni lies about 126 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 19 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	Bajpatti	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gamharia	23 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	31 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	126 km

Villages closest to Chikni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gamharia 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 13,422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents.

Chikni village has 7,064 males and 6,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Chikni covers 1205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikni falls under Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikni is Bajpatti, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikni.

Chikni is about 126 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni is in Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district. Bajpatti is about 19 km away. Gamharia is about 23 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.