About Chanakha Village

Chanakha is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 646 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146 hectares hectares.

Chanakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanakha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Rajura
Area (hectares)	1146 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	646
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanakha compares

By the 2011 count Chanakha is the 26th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1146 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chanakha

Chanakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanakha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanakha from other places

Chanakha lies about 24 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Manikgarh Junction, about 3.8 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 Chanakha
Nearest railway station	Manikgarh Junction	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajura	7.0 km
Nearest town	Rājūra	7.0 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	24 km

Villages closest to Chanakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanakha village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 26th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Chanakha village has 646 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanakha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Chanakha covers 1146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanakha falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chanakha is Manikgarh Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chanakha.

Chanakha is about 24 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanakha is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Manikgarh Junction is about 3.8 km away. Rajura is about 7.0 km away. Rājūra is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.