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About Chanki Village

Chanki is a mid sized village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 649 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1143.36 hectares hectares.

Chanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 1143.36 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 649
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanki compares

By the 2011 count Chanki is the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 1143.36 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, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chanki

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

Chanki lies about 18 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 6.9 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 Chanki
Nearest railway station Seloo Road 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 18 km
District headquarters Wardha 18 km

Villages closest to Chanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanki village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Chanki village has 649 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanki has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Chanki covers 1143.36 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.

Chanki falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chanki is Seloo Road, about 6.9 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 Chanki.

Chanki is about 18 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanki is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Seloo Road is about 6.9 km away. Seloo is about 18 km away. Wardha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopra (under 2 km), Khadka (2.4 km) and Madka (2.5 km).

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

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