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About Channi Village

Channi is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,163 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 2,201
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Channi compares

By the 2011 count Channi is the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Channi

The census records public bus service for Channi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Channi from other places

Channi lies about 35 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 18 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 Channi
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 26 km
District headquarters Purnia 35 km

Villages closest to Channi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channi village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Channi village has 1,163 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Channi is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channi covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Channi falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Channi is Jalalgarh, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Channi.

Channi is about 35 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channi is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 22 km away. Baisa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahua (1.8 km), Rauta (2.0 km) and Hatuabhana (2.4 km).

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

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