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About Chikni Village

Chikni is a mid sized village in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 489 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ramgarhwa
Pincode 845433
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 489
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 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 4,674 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Chikni

The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarhwa, about under 2 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 Ramgarhwa under 2 km
Nearest town Sagauli 13 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Chikni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarhwa 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 955. 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 4,674 residents.

Chikni village has 489 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Chikni is 845433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikni covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikni falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikni is Ramgarhwa, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikni.

Chikni is about 25 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Ramgarhwa is about under 2 km away. Sagauli is about 13 km away. Purba Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauliya (under 2 km), Shiwa Nagar (under 2 km) and Naugarhwa (under 2 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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