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About Chikni Village

Chikni is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,272, made up of 3,290 males and 2,982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1285 hectares hectares.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 1285 hectares
Population 6,272
Male Population 3,290
Female Population 2,982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 1285 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 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 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Raghubans Nagar, about 9.6 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 Raghubans Nagar 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 11 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 39 km

Villages closest to Chikni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdaha 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 6,272. That makes it the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Chikni village has 3,290 males and 2,982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Chikni covers 1285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikni falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chikni is Raghubans Nagar, about 9.6 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 km distance for Chikni.

Chikni is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Raghubans Nagar is about 9.6 km away. Dhamdaha is about 11 km away. Bihārīganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhsena (2.0 km), Sukhsena Milik (2.0 km) and Kishunpur Balua (2.5 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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