# Chikni Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,272 people in 1,138 households**, the 11th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 6,272people (2011)
- 1,138households
- 43.3%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Chikni PIN code and other codes

Chikni falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakla Dumaria
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223312

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?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)27 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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, maize and wheat**. About 88% of the 1,285 hectares of village land is sown, and 981 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, 9 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**10%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chikni?

■ Chikni · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**955

Working population ****57.8%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 37.3% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 541 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,877 (52%) · **■** Household industry 392 (11%) · **■** Other work 261 (7%) · **■** Marginal 556 (15%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Parasbani9,038 people
- Sukhsena8,720 people
- Kukraun7,729 people
- Rupaspur Khagha6,475 people
- Barkona6,185 people
- Bishunpur Patti6,069 people
- Mali6,010 people
- Champawati5,918 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikni from Purnia?27 km by road
- What is the population of Chikni?6,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?43.3% (Census 2011)