About Chanaka Village

Chanaka is a large village in Bhesan tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,070, made up of 1,553 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1644.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaka village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Bhesan
Pincode	362020
Area (hectares)	1644.58 hectares
Population	3,070
Male Population	1,553
Female Population	1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanaka compares

By the 2011 count Chanaka is the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents. Its 1644.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chanaka

Chanaka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanaka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bamangadh, Barwala, Bhatgam and Bhesan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chanaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaka village had a population of 3,070. That makes it the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents.

Chanaka village has 1,553 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaka has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chanaka is 362020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaka covers 1644.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanaka falls under Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Chanaka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chanaka.

Chanaka is in Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.