About Chanua Village

Chanua is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 660 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Pincode	821111
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	1,306
Male Population	660
Female Population	646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 Chanua compares

By the 2011 count Chanua is the 42nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 933.

Getting to Chanua

Chanua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanua 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 Chanua from other places

Chanua lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 14 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 Chanua
Nearest railway station	Ankorha	14 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	24 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	24 km

Villages closest to Chanua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanua village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Chanua village has 660 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanua has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chanua is 821111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanua covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanua falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanua is Ankorha, about 14 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 Chanua.

Chanua is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanua is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Ankorha is about 14 km away. Sasarām is about 15 km away. Sheosagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.