About Chikni Village

Chikni is a small village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 237 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikni village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	114.52 hectares
Population	445
Male Population	237
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 compares

By the 2011 count Chikni is the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 114.52 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chikni

Chikni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikni 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 from other places

Chikni 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikni village had a population of 445. That makes it the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chikni village has 237 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikni has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

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

Chikni covers 114.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikni 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.

Chikni 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 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.