# Chanan Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Chanan

Chanan is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852106**. The 2011 Census counted **3,958 people in 744 households**, the 15th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 3,958people (2011)
- 744households
- 34.1%literacy
- 852106PIN code

## Chanan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanan is 852106.** Chanan falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852106
- Gram panchayatChanan
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226647

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

## How far is Chanan from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)35 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 Chanan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chanan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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.

## What is Chanan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chanan

Of every 100 households in Chanan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanan · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**25%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Chanan?

■ Chanan · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**947

Working population ****36.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 20.0% for women. 43% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 641 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (37%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (9%) · **■** Marginal 125 (9%)

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 Salkhua

- Gauspur4,501 people
- Kotwalia4,435 people
- Mamarkha4,150 people
- Sahuria4,003 people
- Gurganwan3,867 people
- Khochardewa2,872 people
- Bankatti2,475 people
- Bhelwa2,235 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanan?852106
- How far is Chanan from Saharsa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chanan?3,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanan in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanan?34.1% (Census 2011)