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About Chikaniya Village

Chikaniya is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 837 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.31 hectares hectares.

Chikaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 131.31 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 837
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikaniya compares

By the 2011 count Chikaniya is the 281st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 131.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chikaniya

The census records public bus service for Chikaniya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chikaniya from other places

Chikaniya lies about 49 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Mihinpurwa, about 13 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 Chikaniya
Nearest railway station Mihinpurwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 21 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 21 km
District headquarters Bahraich 49 km

Villages closest to Chikaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikaniya village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 281st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Chikaniya village has 837 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikaniya has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Chikaniya covers 131.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikaniya falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikaniya is Mihinpurwa, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikaniya.

Chikaniya is about 49 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikaniya is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Mihinpurwa is about 13 km away. Nanpara is about 21 km away. Nānpāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiraiya (under 2 km), Gulariha Jagtapur (1.6 km) and Shahpur Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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