# Chikni Village, Chitrangi, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitrangi, Singrauli 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Chitrangi sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 212 households**, the 126th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 212households
- 44.6%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Chikni PIN code and other codes

Chikni falls in Chitrangi sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChitrangi
- Census village code503466

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?

- Chitrangi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Singrauli (district HQ)90 km by road
- Morva (nearest town)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chitrangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baidhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 **maize, dhan and jawar**. About 30% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 7 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**923

Working population ****37.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 38.7% for women. 42% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (14%) · **■** Household industry 86 (21%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 240 (59%)

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 Chitrangi

- Sulkhan Khurd1,096 people
- Bamhan Dewa1,095 people
- Bharra1,083 people
- Rajdaha1,082 people
- Rehi1,047 people
- Gadwa1,039 people
- Badhnai1,034 people
- Karlo1,025 people

[All 305 villages in Chitrangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/chitrangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikni from Singrauli?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chikni?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Singrauli district (Chitrangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?44.6% (Census 2011)