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About Channa Village

Channa is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 687 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.28 hectares hectares.

Channa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 191.28 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 687
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 191.28 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Channa

Channa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channa as Available within village. 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 23 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Kuhi, about 18 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 Kuhi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 23 km
District headquarters Bhandara 23 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 23 km

Villages closest to Channa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhani 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 1,409. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Channa village has 687 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channa has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Channa covers 191.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Channa falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Channa is Kuhi, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Channa.

Channa is about 23 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channa is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Kuhi is about 18 km away. Lakhani is about 23 km away. Bhandara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pohara (2.3 km), Lohara (10 km) and Khairi (14 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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