# Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Banka, Bihar 

# Chanan

Chanan is a sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **165,634 people**, no towns and 333 villages (269 inhabited). The largest village is Tola Chandan (6,967 people).

- 165,634people (2011)
- 333villages
- 0towns
- 46.8%literacy

## Population of Chanan compared with Banka

■ Chanan · ■ Banka district

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**943

Working population ****38.6%**

**37.9%

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

## Homes and amenities in Chanan

Of every 100 households in Chanan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chanan · ■ Banka district

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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

## Largest villages in Chanan

- Tola Chandan · 6,967 people
- Tola Kolhaidih · 4,779 people
- Chihutjor · 4,602 people
- Dhanubasar · 4,483 people
- Siljori · 3,619 people
- Tola Bhelwa · 2,863 people
- Tola Suia · 2,570 people
- Tola Barkera · 2,446 people
- Gauri Pur · 2,363 people
- Tola Bora · 2,209 people
- Tola Chutrahan · 2,018 people
- Korhia · 1,976 people
- Tola Bhadaria · 1,895 people
- Alkosia · 1,890 people
- Tola Tona Pathar · 1,668 people
- Tola Tahkwani · 1,610 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chanan?333 (269 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanan in?Banka district, Bihar
- What is the population of Chanan?165,634 (Census 2011)