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About Chikani Village

Chikani is a mid sized village in Bajna tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 803 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.49 hectares hectares.

Chikani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Bajna
Area (hectares) 877.49 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 803
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Chikani compares

By the 2011 count Chikani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 635 residents. Its 877.49 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chikani

Chikani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikani 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 Chandragarh Mal, Chhawani Bhawar, Chhawani Jhodiya and Chhawani Kamji. 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 Chikani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikani village had a population of 1,570. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 635 residents.

Chikani village has 803 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikani has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Chikani covers 877.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikani falls under Bajna tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chikani 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 Chikani.

Chikani is in Bajna tehsil of Ratlam 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 Chikani today is likely to be higher.

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