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About Channa Village

Channa is a small village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 223 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Channa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 223
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channa compares

By the 2011 count Channa is the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Channa

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

Channa lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, about 1.8 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 Channa
Nearest railway station Paterhi 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 8.2 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Channa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channa village had a population of 482. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Channa village has 223 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channa has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Channa covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Channa falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Channa is Paterhi, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Channa.

Channa is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channa is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Paterhi is about 1.8 km away. Marhaura is about 8.2 km away. Saran 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 Israuli (under 2 km), Paterhi Jalal (under 2 km) and Piarpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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