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About Chikanmati Village

Chikanmati is a large village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,480, made up of 1,282 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikanmati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikanmati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 2,480
Male Population 1,282
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikanmati compares

By the 2011 count Chikanmati is the 23rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chikanmati

Chikanmati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikanmati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhushibhita, Budharugaon, Chaupukuria and Chhota Paikpara Arazi. 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 Chikanmati

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikanmati village had a population of 2,480. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Chikanmati village has 1,282 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikanmati has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chikanmati is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikanmati covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikanmati falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chikanmati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikanmati.

Chikanmati is in Phansidewa 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 Chikanmati today is likely to be higher.

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