About Chanu Village

Chanu is a mid sized village in Longding tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 618 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanu village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tirap
Tehsil	Longding
Pincode	786631
Population	1,242
Male Population	618
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanu compares

By the 2011 count Chanu is the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 904 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Chanu

Chanu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chanu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanu from other places

Chanu lies about 50 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chanu
Tehsil headquarters	Longding	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Borhat	24 km
Nearest town	Mon	37 km
District headquarters	Tirap	50 km

Villages closest to Chanu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Longding tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanu village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 904 residents.

Chanu village has 618 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Chanu is 786631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanu falls under Longding tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanu is Borhat, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chanu.

Chanu is about 50 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanu is in Longding tehsil of Tirap district. Longding is about 7.9 km away. Borhat is about 24 km away. Mon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.