About Chanka Village

Chanka is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 511 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	802215
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	1,084
Male Population	511
Female Population	573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanka compares

By the 2011 count Chanka is the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Chanka

Chanka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chanka from other places

Chanka lies about 50 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 3.6 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 Chanka
Nearest railway station	Khairadih Halt	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	6.2 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	50 km

Villages closest to Chanka

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

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Common questions about Chanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanka village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Chanka village has 511 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanka has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Chanka is 802215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanka covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanka falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanka is Khairadih Halt, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanka.

Chanka is about 50 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanka is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 3.6 km away. Nokha is about 6.2 km away. Rohtas is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.