About Chanri Village

Chanri is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,185 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Pincode	841434
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	2,258
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanri compares

By the 2011 count Chanri is the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chanri

Chanri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chanri from other places

Chanri lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, 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 Chanri
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	14 km
Nearest town	Barauli	15 km
District headquarters	Siwan	17 km

Villages closest to Chanri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanri village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Chanri village has 1,185 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chanri is 841434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanri covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanri falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanri is Ratan Sarai, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanri.

Chanri is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanri is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 8.5 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 14 km away. Barauli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.