About Chiknas Village

Chiknas is a small village in Degana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 65 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiknas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Degana
Pincode	341514
Area (hectares)	223.57 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	65
Female Population	53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiknas compares

By the 2011 count Chiknas is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 223.57 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chiknas

Chiknas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiknas 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiknas from other places

Chiknas lies about 62 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Jalsu, about 4.3 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 Chiknas
Nearest railway station	Jalsu	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Degana	17 km
Nearest town	Merta	23 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	62 km

Villages closest to Chiknas

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

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Common questions about Chiknas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknas village had a population of 118. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Chiknas village has 65 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknas has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chiknas is 341514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiknas covers 223.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiknas falls under Degana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chiknas is Jalsu, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chiknas is about 62 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknas is in Degana tehsil of Nagaur district. Jalsu is about 4.3 km away. Degana is about 17 km away. Merta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.