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About Chikhri Village

Chikhri is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,683, made up of 870 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.66 hectares hectares.

Chikhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikhri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 211.66 hectares
Population 1,683
Male Population 870
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikhri compares

By the 2011 count Chikhri is the 105th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 211.66 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikhri

Chikhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikhri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikhri from other places

Chikhri lies about 29 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 12 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 Chikhri
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 12 km
District headquarters Faizabad 29 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 29 km

Villages closest to Chikhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikhri village had a population of 1,683. That makes it the 105th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Chikhri village has 870 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikhri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Chikhri covers 211.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikhri falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikhri is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikhri.

Chikhri is about 29 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikhri is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Milkipur is about 11 km away. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 12 km away. Faizabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malethu Khurd (1.7 km), Malethu Buzurg (2.2 km) and Pura Sidhari (2.3 km).

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

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