About Chikaniya Village

Chikaniya is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 218 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikaniya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	433
Male Population	218
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikaniya compares

By the 2011 count Chikaniya is the 115th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 954.

Getting to Chikaniya

Chikaniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikaniya as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Cheharbhenk, Chhatna, Chichahara and Chichehra. 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.

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Common questions about Chikaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikaniya village had a population of 433. That makes it the 115th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Chikaniya village has 218 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikaniya has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chikaniya is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikaniya covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikaniya falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikaniya.

Chikaniya is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka 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.