# Chiknaikuri Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chiknaikuri

Chiknaikuri is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 66 households**, the 240th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 258people (2011)
- 66households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chiknaikuri

Of every 100 households in Chiknaikuri in 2011, 86 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiknaikuri · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**41%

Television ****54%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chiknaikuri?

■ Chiknaikuri · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**965

Working population ****30.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 65.8% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (20%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 61 (77%)

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 Balurghat

- Kasipur277 people
- Barakhail273 people
- Dakshin Nagar267 people
- Bikuch264 people
- Dasarai258 people
- Majhina254 people
- Jiapur251 people
- Gazipur246 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chiknaikuri?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiknaikuri in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chiknaikuri?72.6% (Census 2011)