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About Chanki Village

Chanki is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,270 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 92.7 hectares
Population 2,413
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanki compares

By the 2011 count Chanki is the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 92.7 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chanki

Chanki is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chanki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanki from other places

Chanki lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 1.7 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 Chanki
Nearest railway station Chamua 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Chanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanki village had a population of 2,413. That makes it the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Chanki village has 1,270 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanki has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chanki is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanki covers 92.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanki falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanki is Chamua, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanki.

Chanki is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanki is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 1.7 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 5.7 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Saidpur (under 2 km) and Binwalia (under 2 km).

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

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