# Chikni Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chikni

Chikni is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 83 households**, the 154th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 445people (2011)
- 83households
- 19.2%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chikni

Of every 100 households in Chikni in 2011, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikni · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**17%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****26.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.1% for men and 14.7% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (42%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 35 (30%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Maharan479 people
- Dakshin Shibrampur478 people
- Dalania458 people
- Chota Shikarpur451 people
- Mathura426 people
- Uttar Makhanpokhar418 people
- Pataura392 people
- Peazgaon388 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chikni?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni?19.2% (Census 2011)