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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chikni is a village in Dhamdaha mandal, Purnia district, Bihar. With a population of 6,272 across 1,138 households, it has a literacy rate of 34.9%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Umesh Das
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- LGD code
- 223312
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population
- 6,272
- Households
- 1,138
- Literacy rate
- 34.9%
- Sex ratio
- 906 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,627
- Distance to district centre
- 113 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 119 km
- Distance to Patna
- 274 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 366 km
- Nearest railway station
- Telta · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dalkhola Hospital · 5 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Chikni താരതമ്യം
By population, Chikni ranks #11 of 81 villages in Dhamdaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.9%
−8.4% vs mandal average
- Chikni
- 34.9%
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 43.3%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
906
−10 vs mandal average
- Chikni
- 906
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chikni
- 5.5
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikni ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Chikni Biharയിലെ Purnia ജില്ല, Dhamdaha ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 6,272 പേർ 1,138 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dhamdaha ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 81 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 11-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 35%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 43% നേക്കാൾ 8 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 906 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Purnia ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 113 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Chikniൽ നിന്ന് 0 കി.മീ, Telta റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 4 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 854205, Dhamdaha പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 223312. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Dalkhola Hospital, 5 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Umesh Das; ഗ്രാമം Sonbarsha നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Ratnesh Sada. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 574, 2011നെക്കാൾ 91% കുറവ്.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Chikani Dumariya →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikni
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BANMANKHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chakla Dumaria
- Total area (ha)
- 1,285
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 981.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikni
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Chikni
- LGD code
- 223312
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,272
- Population (projected 2026)
- 574
- Households
- 1,138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 906
- Literacy rate
- 34.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.83111°N, 87.86273°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Umesh Das
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamdaha
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Chikni എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna274 kmcapital
- Kolkata366 km
- Delhi1097 km
- Hyderabad1349 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationTelta4 km
- Bus stopBotolbari20 km
- Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital5 km
- ATM / banksbi35 km
- Petrol pumpReliance6 km
- Collegecollege ground32 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF31 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 854205
- DhamdahaDhamdaha mandal37,987 pop
- Mogalia PurandahaDhamdaha mandal24,908 pop
- RangpuraDhamdaha mandal15,712 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal15,046 pop
- Rajghat GrarailDhamdaha mandal11,342 pop
- NirpurDhamdaha mandal10,805 pop
- ParasbaniDhamdaha mandal9,038 pop
- SukhsenaDhamdaha mandal8,720 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal7,729 pop
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Chikni അടുത്തുള്ള ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)