# Chikani Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Chikani

Chikani is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 97 households**, the 252nd largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 569people (2011)
- 97households
- 58.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chikani

Of every 100 households in Chikani in 2011, 69 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikani · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**26%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**80%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

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 Chikani?

■ Chikani · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**924

Working population ****63.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 43.2% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 344 (96%)

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 Chakia

- Ghatmapur578 people
- Pandi576 people
- Batauwa573 people
- Lohar Purwa573 people
- Chandipur568 people
- Sikathia568 people
- Paharapur564 people
- Tiwaripur563 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chikani?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikani in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikani?58.9% (Census 2011)