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About Chanan Village

Chanan is a large village in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,016, made up of 1,521 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Chanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Basopatti
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 3,016
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanan compares

By the 2011 count Chanan is the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Chanan

Chanan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chanan from other places

Chanan lies about 22 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 17 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 Chanan
Tehsil headquarters Basopatti 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 17 km
Nearest town Jainagar 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 22 km

Villages closest to Chanan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basopatti 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 Chanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanan village had a population of 3,016. That makes it the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Chanan village has 1,521 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Chanan covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanan falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanan is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chanan.

Chanan is about 22 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanan is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 5.8 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 17 km away. Jainagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damu (1.6 km), Siriapur (3.2 km) and Phent (3.4 km).

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

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