# Chiknautwa Village, Ladania, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ladania, Madhubani 

# Chiknautwa

Chiknautwa is a village in Ladania sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,577 people in 674 households**, the 18th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 3,577people (2011)
- 674households
- 50.2%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Chiknautwa PIN code and other codes

Chiknautwa falls in Ladania sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiknautwa
- Community development blockLadania
- Census village code219964

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chiknautwa from nearby towns?

- Ladania (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)17 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 Chiknautwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chiknautwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paduma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chiknautwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Chiknautwa

Of every 100 households in Chiknautwa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chiknautwa · ■ Ladania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chiknautwa?

■ Chiknautwa · ■ Ladania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**920

Working population ****39.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 33.7% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 479 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 564 (40%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (4%) · **■** Marginal 317 (22%)

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 Ladania

- Dalokhar5,043 people
- Garha4,410 people
- Khoja4,277 people
- Mirzapur4,074 people
- Nandrahi3,429 people
- Dharamban2,743 people
- Kamtaulia2,434 people
- Bauraha2,167 people

[All 28 villages in Ladania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ladania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chiknautwa from Madhubani?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chiknautwa?3,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiknautwa in?Madhubani district (Ladania sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chiknautwa?50.2% (Census 2011)