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About Chanani Village

Chanani is a small village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 51 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272001
Area (hectares) 19.22 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 51
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanani compares

By the 2011 count Chanani is the 893rd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 19.22 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chanani

Chanani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanani from other places

Chanani lies about 31 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 17 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 Chanani
Nearest railway station Chureb 17 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 31 km

Villages closest to Chanani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanani village had a population of 102. That makes it the 893rd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Chanani village has 51 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chanani is 272001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanani covers 19.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanani falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanani is Chureb, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanani.

Chanani is about 31 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanani is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Chureb is about 17 km away. Khalīlābād is about 19 km away. Basti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhiya Koil Urf Bandi Sukul (1.5 km), Songhata (2.9 km) and Sheopur (3.5 km).

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

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