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About Chanaka Village

Chanaka is a small village in Aitepyong tehsil, in the district of Wokha, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 45 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7700 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 797111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaka village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Wokha
Tehsil Aitepyong
Pincode 797111
Area (hectares) 7700 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 45
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanaka compares

By the 2011 count Chanaka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 7700 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Chanaka

Chanaka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanaka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Aitepyong Station, Akuk, Akuk Mhayan and Lakhuti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chanaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaka village had a population of 82. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Chanaka village has 45 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaka has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Chanaka is 797111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaka covers 7700 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanaka falls under Aitepyong tehsil of Wokha district in Nagaland.

The census record for Chanaka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanaka.

Chanaka is in Aitepyong tehsil of Wokha district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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