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About Chankana Village

Chankana is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 115 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chankana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chankana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 31.14 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 115
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
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 Chankana compares

By the 2011 count Chankana is the 49th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 31.14 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Chankana

Chankana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chankana 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 Chankana from other places

Chankana lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Chankana
Nearest town Almora 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Chankana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chankana village had a population of 271. That makes it the 49th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chankana village has 115 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chankana has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chankana is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chankana covers 31.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chankana falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chankana is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Chankana.

Chankana is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chankana is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Berinag is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kana Khet (under 2 km), Chausala (3.3 km) and Singauli (6.3 km).

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

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