# Chanel/Chanol* Village, Nancowry – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Chanel/Chanol*

Chanel/Chanol* is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **13 people in 2 households**, the 41st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 13people (2011)
- 2households
- 54.5%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Chanel/Chanol* PIN code and other codes

Chanel/Chanol* falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645113

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chanel/Chanol* from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)248 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)437 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chanel/Chanol*?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chanel/Chanol*; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chonghua
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Champin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Chanel/Chanol*

Of every 100 households in Chanel/Chanol* in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanel/Chanol* · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**55%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****0%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**64%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chanel/Chanol*?

■ Chanel/Chanol* · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**782

Working population ****23.1%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 29% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 3 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry

- Altheak30 people
- Payuha24 people
- Banderkari/Pulu23 people
- Hintona*21 people
- Knot9 people
- Jhoola*4 people
- Inroak/Chinlak*1 person

[All 112 villages in Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanel/Chanol* from Car Nicobar?248 km by road
- What is the population of Chanel/Chanol*?13 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanel/Chanol* in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Chanel/Chanol*?54.5% (Census 2011)