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About Chanaki Village

Chanaki is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 825 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804451
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 825
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanaki compares

By the 2011 count Chanaki is the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chanaki

Chanaki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanaki as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chanaki from other places

Chanaki lies about 27 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 4.7 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 Chanaki
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 4.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 5.2 km
District headquarters Patna 27 km

Villages closest to Chanaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaki village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Chanaki village has 825 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaki has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chanaki is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaki covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanaki falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanaki is Taregna, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanaki.

Chanaki is about 27 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanaki is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 4.6 km away. Taregna is about 4.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satparsa (under 2 km), Chistipur (1.5 km) and Sanda (1.6 km).

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

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