# Chikni Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/chikni/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Chikni Chikni is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code **781321**. The 2011 Census counted **3,142 people in 502 households**, the 17th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 3,142people (2011) - 502households - 54.5%literacy - 781321PIN code ## Chikni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikni is 781321.** Chikni falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - PIN code781321 - Gram panchayatChikni - Community development blockRuposhi - Census village code282752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikni from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)30 km by road - Barpeta Road (nearest town)22 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chikni? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalgachia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chikni known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chikni Of every 100 households in Chikni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikni · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **9% Toilet within the home ****96%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **21% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****30%** **16% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****52%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chikni? ■ Chikni · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **952 Working population ****30.2%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.0% for men and 51.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (14%) · **■** Marginal 163 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kalgachia - Titapani3,380 people - Dabandia3,292 people - Khelli3,220 people - Khar Balli3,196 people - Kandulia3,033 people - Bartari2,931 people - Khatatari2,867 people - Guileza2,809 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikni?781321 - How far is Chikni from Barpeta?30 km by road - What is the population of Chikni?3,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikni in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chikni?54.5% (Census 2011)