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About Chanaga Village

Chanaga is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 1,026 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902.47 hectares hectares.

Chanaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 902.47 hectares
Population 2,001
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chanaga compares

By the 2011 count Chanaga is the 84th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 902.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chanaga

Chanaga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanaga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanaga from other places

Chanaga lies about 71 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 14 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 Chanaga
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 14 km
Nearest town Renukūt 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 71 km

Villages closest to Chanaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaga village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 84th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Chanaga village has 1,026 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaga has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Chanaga covers 902.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanaga falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanaga is Jharokhas, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chanaga is about 71 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanaga is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 14 km away. Renukūt is about 21 km away. Dudhi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawa Tola (2.5 km), Barawatola (2.5 km) and Jura (2.8 km).

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

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