Chikani, Arni

Chikani (चिकनी) is a village located in the Arni Taluka of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Arni block and comes under Chikani (Kasaba) Village Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Chikani is 1.6 thousands out of which 795 are males and rest 781 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 982 females per 1000 males. There are around 213 teenagers in Chikani. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 301 people belonging to scheduled caste and 753 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 414 households in Chikani, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 900. The pincode of Chikani is 445103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Arni Sub Post office
• Chikhli Izara Branch Post office
• Dabhadi Branch Post office
• Lonbehel Branch Post office
• Rani Dhanora Branch Post office

Schools

Chikani has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• G. P. Ashram High School, Chikani
• G. P. Ashram Upp Primary School, Chikani
• Z. P. Primary School, Chikani

Hospitals

Chikani has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Umari Sub-Center
• Malhiwara Sub-Center
• Datodi Sub-Center
• Dolamba Sub-Center
• Arni Sub-Center

Banks

Chikani has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Arni
• Central Bank of India Akola Bazar Dist. Yeotmal
• HDFC Bank Arni
• Bank of Maharashtra Arni
• The Pusad Urban Cooperative Bank Arni