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About Chikani Village

Chikani is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 339 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, 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 Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272176
Area (hectares) 27.16 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 339
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikani compares

By the 2011 count Chikani is the 259th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 27.16 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chikani

Chikani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikani 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 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 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 17 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 18 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 18 km

Villages closest to Chikani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikani village had a population of 640. That makes it the 259th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Chikani village has 339 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikani has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chikani is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikani covers 27.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chikani falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikani is Maghar, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikani.

Chikani is about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikani is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Ghanghata is about 17 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 17 km away. Maghar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamira (under 2 km), Parsa Bhari (under 2 km) and Karsara (under 2 km).

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

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