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About Chanala Village

Chanala is a mid sized village in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil, in the district of Karimganj, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 342 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Chanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanala village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karimganj
Tehsil Ramkrishna Nagar
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 342
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanala compares

By the 2011 count Chanala is the 154th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chanala

Chanala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanala from other places

Chanala lies about 31 km from Karimganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratabari, about 7.5 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 Chanala
Nearest railway station Ratabari 7.5 km
Nearest town Hailākāndi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramkrishna Nagar 31 km
District headquarters Karimganj 31 km

Villages closest to Chanala

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

Common questions about Chanala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanala village had a population of 690. That makes it the 154th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Chanala village has 342 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanala has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Chanala covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanala falls under Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Chanala is Ratabari, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanala.

Chanala is about 31 km from Karimganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanala is in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district. Ratabari is about 7.5 km away. Hailākāndi is about 12 km away. Ramkrishna Nagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamela (under 2 km), Thengargul (under 2 km) and Dalurpar (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chanala today is likely to be higher.

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