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About Chikni Village

Chikni is a mid sized village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 690 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Oudgi
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 644.88 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 690
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikni compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 21st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 644.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bishalpur, Chapda, Chenda and Chhatauli Bijo. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,379. That makes it the 21st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Chikni village has 690 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chikni is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikni covers 644.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikni falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chikni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikni.

Chikni is in Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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