About Chikni Barhas Village

Chikni Barhas is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 671 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Barhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni Barhas village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	671
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikni Barhas compares

By the 2011 count Chikni Barhas is the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chikni Barhas

Chikni Barhas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikni Barhas as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikni Barhas from other places

Chikni Barhas lies about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.9 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 Chikni Barhas
Nearest railway station	Telta	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	13 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	13 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	32 km

Villages closest to Chikni Barhas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Chikni Barhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikni Barhas village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chikni Barhas village has 671 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni Barhas has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chikni Barhas is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikni Barhas covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikni Barhas falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chikni Barhas is Telta, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikni Barhas.

Chikni Barhas is about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikni Barhas is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 3.9 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 13 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.