Village · Oudgi, Surguja # Chikni Chikni is a village in Oudgi sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,379 people in 293 households, the 21st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,379 people (2011) - 293 households - 41.2% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Chikni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chikni is 497231. Chikni falls in Oudgi sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Chikni - Community development block Odgi - Census village code 432679 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chikni from nearby towns? - Oudgi (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 82 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 80 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chikni? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Odgi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhaiyathan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chikni known for? About 73% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chikni Of every 100 households in Chikni in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikni · ■ Oudgi rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 3% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 28% 51% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 2% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 58% 50% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chikni? ■ Chikni · ■ Oudgi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.2% 55.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1105 970 - Working population 59.9% 53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.8% for men and 29.3% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 311 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (7%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 17 (2%) · ■ Marginal 434 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Oudgi - Bhadi 1,569 people - Dawansara 1,533 people - Moharsop 1,524 people - Kuberpur 1,455 people - Chapda 1,307 people - Khodh 1,292 people - Injani 1,167 people - Mahuli 1,152 people All 100 villages in Oudgi ## Other places named Chikni - Chikni · Village, Gamharia, Madhepura · 13,422 people - Chikni · Village, Araria, Araria · 9,986 people - Chikni · Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia · 6,272 people - Chikni · Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta · 3,142 people - Chikni · Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran · 2,877 people - Chikni · Village, Kursakatta, Araria · 2,103 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikni? 497231 - How far is Chikni from Ambikapur? 82 km by road - What is the population of Chikni? 1,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikni in? Surguja district (Oudgi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chikni? 41.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/oudgi/chikni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.