# Channa Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Channa

Channa is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 74 households**, the 93rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 482people (2011)
- 74households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Channa PIN code and other codes

Channa falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233806

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

## How far is Channa from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)8 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 Channa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Channa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Marahura
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marahura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marahura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Channa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Channa

Of every 100 households in Channa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Channa · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**57%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Channa?

■ Channa · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**929

Working population ****25.9%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 58.1% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Marhaura

- Sardharae-Ke-Tola624 people
- Raj Ganwan621 people
- Parari563 people
- Chainpur519 people
- Bikrampur461 people
- Sisawa461 people
- Hakam420 people
- Kondhi350 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Channa from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Channa?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Channa in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Channa?64.3% (Census 2011)