About Chiknautwa Village

Chiknautwa is a large village in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,577, made up of 1,870 males and 1,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Chiknautwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknautwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Ladania
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	3,577
Male Population	1,870
Female Population	1,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 Chiknautwa compares

By the 2011 count Chiknautwa is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chiknautwa

Chiknautwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiknautwa 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 Chiknautwa from other places

Chiknautwa lies about 34 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 13 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 Chiknautwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ladania	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	13 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	16 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	34 km

Villages closest to Chiknautwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknautwa village had a population of 3,577. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Chiknautwa village has 1,870 males and 1,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknautwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Chiknautwa covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiknautwa falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiknautwa is Khutauna, about 13 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 Chiknautwa.

Chiknautwa is about 34 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknautwa is in Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Ladania is about 4.6 km away. Khutauna is about 13 km away. Jainagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.