About Chikani Village

Chikani is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 299 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232111, 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	Chandauli
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	232111
Area (hectares)	1009.54 hectares
Population	569
Male Population	299
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikani compares

By the 2011 count Chikani is the 239th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 1009.54 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Chikani

Chikani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Chikani from other places

Chikani lies about 51 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 23 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 Chikani
Nearest railway station	Sonbhadra	23 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	28 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	51 km

Villages closest to Chikani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikani village had a population of 569. That makes it the 239th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Chikani village has 299 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikani has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Chikani is 232111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikani covers 1009.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikani falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikani is Sonbhadra, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Chikani.

Chikani is about 51 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikani is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Robertsganj is about 24 km away. Chakia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.