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About Chikna Village

Chikna is a large village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,614, made up of 1,310 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Dharmabad
Pincode 431809
Area (hectares) 1136 hectares
Population 2,614
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikna compares

By the 2011 count Chikna is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 1136 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chikna

Chikna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikna from other places

Chikna lies about 53 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about under 2 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 Chikna
Nearest railway station Chikna under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmabad 10 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 10 km
District headquarters Nanded 53 km

Villages closest to Chikna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikna village had a population of 2,614. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Chikna village has 1,310 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikna has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chikna is 431809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikna covers 1136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikna falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikna is Chikna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chikna is about 53 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikna is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Chikna is about under 2 km away. Dharmabad is about 10 km away. Dharmābād is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora Kh (2.4 km), Saikhed (3.2 km) and Samrala (3.3 km).

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

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