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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
EHTASHAM
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- LGD code
- 222186
- Pincode
- 854329
- Post office
- Jokihat
- Population
- 1,623
- Households
- 337
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 577
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Chikania ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Chikania ranks #70 of 99 villages in Jokihat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.2%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Chikania
- 46.2%
- Jokihat mandal
- 41.3%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
−32 vs mandal average
- Chikania
- 887
- Jokihat mandal
- 919
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chikania
- 4.8
- Jokihat mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikania ఒక్క చూపులో
Chikania బీహార్లోని అరారియా జిల్లా, Jokihat బ్లాక్లో 1,623 జనాభా 337 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Jokihat బ్లాక్లోని 99 గ్రామాలలో 70వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 46%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 41% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 887 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 854329, Jokihat పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 222186. సర్పంచ్ EHTASHAM; గ్రామం Dhamdaha అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Leshi Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,914, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Parsadpur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikania · ఈ గ్రామం | 1,623 | 46% | — |
| Dumaria · Jokihat | 3,961 | 31% | — |
| Ghormara · Jokihat | 1,755 | 44% | — |
| Parshadpur · Jokihat | 555 | 33% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikania
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Parshadpur
- Total area (ha)
- 28.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikania
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Chikania
- LGD code
- 222186
- Pincode
- 854329
- Post office
- Jokihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,623
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,914
- Households
- 337
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- EHTASHAM
- Block / Mandal
- Jokihat
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)