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About Chikanidih Village

Chikanidih is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 439 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikanidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikanidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 341.97 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 439
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikanidih compares

By the 2011 count Chikanidih is the 93rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 341.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chikanidih

Chikanidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikanidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chikanidih from other places

Chikanidih lies about 99 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 42 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 Chikanidih
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 25 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 33 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 99 km

Villages closest to Chikanidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikanidih village had a population of 893. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chikanidih village has 439 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikanidih has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chikanidih is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikanidih covers 341.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikanidih falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chikanidih is Kapan, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikanidih.

Chikanidih is about 99 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikanidih is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 25 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 33 km away. Kapan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandlidih (under 2 km), Korkoti (3.9 km) and Kot (3.9 km).

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

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