About Chikani Village

Chikani is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 163 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272163
Area (hectares)	57.81 hectares
Population	316
Male Population	163
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikani compares

By the 2011 count Chikani is the 895th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 57.81 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chikani

Chikani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chikani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhapiya Malik, Chhavia Rajai, Chheriya Para and Chhitauna. 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 Chikani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikani village had a population of 316. That makes it the 895th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chikani village has 163 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikani has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chikani is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikani covers 57.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikani falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar 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 10+ km distance for Chikani.

Chikani is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti 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.