# Chikni Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/chikni/ Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran # Chikni Chikni is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,877 people in 488 households**, the 21st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 2,877people (2011) - 488households - 45.1%literacy - 845305PIN code ## Chikni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikni is 845305.** Chikni falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845305 - Gram panchayatJakiyari - Community development blockRaxaul - Census village code217484 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? - Raxaul (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)60 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)2 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? 10 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raxaul - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 91% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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, 37 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikni · ■ Raxaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **15% Toilet within the home ****28%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **84% Tap water ****13%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **30% Television ****21%** **12% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Raxaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **924 Working population ****28.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.9% for men and 37.4% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (45%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 233 (28%) · **■** Marginal 93 (11%) 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 Raxaul - Saunaha3,496 people - Belwa3,406 people - GamhariYa3,284 people - Sirampur3,149 people - Lachhmipur2,866 people - PipariYa2,845 people - Bairiya Birt2,736 people - Sidhpur2,496 people [All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikni?845305 - How far is Chikni from Motihari?60 km by road - What is the population of Chikni?2,877 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikni in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chikni?45.1% (Census 2011)