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About Channi Village

Channi is a large village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,508 males and 1,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1050 hectares hectares.

Channi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 1050 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,508
Female Population 1,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channi compares

By the 2011 count Channi is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 1050 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Channi

Channi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Channi from other places

Channi lies about 36 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 30 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 Channi
Tehsil headquarters Patur 17 km
Nearest town Pātūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Paras 30 km
District headquarters Akola 36 km

Villages closest to Channi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channi village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Channi village has 1,508 males and 1,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Channi covers 1050 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channi falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Channi is Paras, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Channi.

Channi is about 36 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channi is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 17 km away. Pātūr is about 17 km away. Paras is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saywani (2.0 km), Hiwara (2.7 km) and Sukali (3.2 km).

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

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