# Chiknia Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Chiknia

Chiknia is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 253 households**, the 8th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 1,321people (2011)
- 253households
- 80.8%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Chiknia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiknia is 814146.** Chiknia falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatChiknia
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371675

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

## How far is Chiknia from nearby towns?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)25 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 Chiknia?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Chiknia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Chiknia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chiknia

Of every 100 households in Chiknia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiknia · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**45%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chiknia?

■ Chiknia · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**981

Working population ****53.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 66.8% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (17%) · **■** Marginal 395 (56%)

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 Jama

- Katangi1,369 people
- Bichkora1,367 people
- Sarsabad1,348 people
- Asanjor1,344 people
- Thanpur1,238 people
- Nawadih1,145 people
- Asansolkurwa1,115 people
- Lagla1,077 people

[All 320 villages in Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiknia?814146
- How far is Chiknia from Dumka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chiknia?1,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiknia in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chiknia?80.8% (Census 2011)