# Chikni Village, Gamharia, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gamharia, Madhepura 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Gamharia sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,422 people in 2,491 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%.

- 13,422people (2011)
- 2,491households
- 54.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Chikni PIN code and other codes

Chikni falls in Gamharia sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChikni
- Community development blockGamharia
- Census village code225808

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?

- Gamharia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)21 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)21 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 85% of the 1,205 hectares of village land is sown, and 950 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, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Gamharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Gamharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**50.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**916

Working population ****41.5%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 40.6% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,585 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,806 (32%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,872 (34%)

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 Gamharia

- Babhani Bholwa14,720 people
- Rupauli *11,445 people
- Gamharia9,359 people
- Aurahi9,078 people
- Jiwachhpur5,666 people

[All 12 villages in Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikni from Madhepura?21 km by road
- What is the population of Chikni?13,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Madhepura district (Gamharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?54.8% (Census 2011)