# Chikania Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Chikania

Chikania is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834001**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 22 households**, the 198th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 117people (2011)
- 22households
- 41.0%literacy
- 834001PIN code

## Chikania PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikania is 834001.** Chikania falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834001
- Gram panchayatTilaiya
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361616

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

## How far is Chikania from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)24 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 Chikania?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chikania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yadavpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandhdih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Chikania known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chikania

Of every 100 households in Chikania in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikania · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**48%

Use banking services ****95%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chikania?

■ Chikania · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****746**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417**

**918

Working population ****35.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 24.4% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Household industry 16 (38%) · **■** Other work 20 (48%) · **■** Marginal 4 (10%)

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 Gobindpur

- Dumariatanr167 people
- Kodwatanr167 people
- Jadabpur152 people
- Kathitanr133 people
- Benagajar96 people
- Digri90 people
- Paharpur83 people
- Jhilua82 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikania?834001
- How far is Chikania from Dhanbad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chikania?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikania in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chikania?41.0% (Census 2011)