# Chikni Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **2,103 people in 427 households**, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,103people (2011)
- 427households
- 58.3%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Chikni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikni is 854331.** Chikni falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatJagir Parasi
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221883

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?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)46 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)10 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 96% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated.

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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

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 · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**952

Working population ****43.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 41.5% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 363 (40%)

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 Kursakatta

- Doria2,300 people
- Sonapur2,189 people
- Bakhri Milik2,188 people
- Itahi2,185 people
- Gausnagar2,040 people
- Paikdara1,999 people
- Mohiuddinpur1,930 people
- Bhorha1,854 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikni?854331
- How far is Chikni from Araria?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chikni?2,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?58.3% (Census 2011)