# Chikna Village, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/chikna/ Village · Ghoghardiha, Madhubani # Chikna Chikna is a village in Ghoghardiha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,923 people in 932 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 3,923people (2011) - 932households - 65.9%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Chikna PIN code and other codes Chikna falls in Ghoghardiha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChikna - Community development blockGhoghardiha - Census village code220784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikna from nearby towns? - Ghoghardiha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)60 km by road - Ghoghardiha (nearest town)7 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 Chikna? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chikna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sangai - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Chikna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Chikna Of every 100 households in Chikna in 2011, 16 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikna · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **9% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **96% Use banking services ****45%** **45% Television ****9%** **5% Mobile phone ****28%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Chikna? ■ Chikna · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **952 Working population ****29.6%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 172 (15%) · **■** Marginal 437 (38%) 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 Ghoghardiha - Mainahi5,169 people - Sudai Ratauli5,081 people - Bhabtiahi4,227 people - Chhojrena4,145 people - Belmohan3,572 people - Hatni3,499 people - Bathnaha3,375 people - Baranjhula3,333 people [All 49 villages in Ghoghardiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chikna from Madhubani?60 km by road - What is the population of Chikna?3,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikna in?Madhubani district (Ghoghardiha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chikna?65.9% (Census 2011)