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About Chani Village

Chani is a large village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,169 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.53 hectares hectares.

Chani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 507.53 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,169
Female Population 1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chani compares

By the 2011 count Chani is the 14th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 507.53 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chani

Chani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chani 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chani from other places

Chani lies about 19 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ling, about 3.2 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 Chani
Nearest railway station Ling 3.2 km
Nearest town Lohāra 15 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 20 km

Villages closest to Chani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chani village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 14th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Chani village has 1,169 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chani has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Chani covers 507.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chani falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chani is Ling, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chani is about 19 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chani is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ling is about 3.2 km away. Lohāra is about 15 km away. Yavatmal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamtwada (under 2 km), Dhawalsar (4.3 km) and Jambhora (4.5 km).

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

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