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About Chanai Village

Chanai is a small village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 77 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.1 hectares hectares.

Chanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kelapur
Area (hectares) 106.1 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 77
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanai compares

By the 2011 count Chanai is the 114th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 106.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chanai

Chanai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chanai from other places

Chanai lies about 68 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pargothan, about 13 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 Chanai
Nearest railway station Pargothan 13 km
Nearest town Ārvi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kelapur 26 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 68 km

Villages closest to Chanai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanai village had a population of 165. That makes it the 114th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Chanai village has 77 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanai has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Chanai covers 106.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanai falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chanai is Pargothan, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanai.

Chanai is about 68 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanai is in Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pargothan is about 13 km away. Ārvi is about 19 km away. Kelapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhala (5.3 km), Bhadumari (5.5 km) and Tad Umari (5.5 km).

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

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