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About Chiku Village

Chiku is a small village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 215 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiku village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 217.32 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 215
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiku compares

By the 2011 count Chiku is the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 217.32 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chiku

Chiku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiku as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bilakshu, Budhsing, Buraganja and Chayansing. 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.

Common questions about Chiku

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiku village had a population of 435. That makes it the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Chiku village has 215 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiku has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chiku is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiku covers 217.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiku falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chiku notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiku.

Chiku is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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.

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

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