# 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 **1,699 people in 264 households**, the 57th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 264households
- 60.4%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Channa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatIsrauli
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233833

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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mobarakpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marahura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 85% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Channa · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**57%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**64%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****60.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**929

Working population ****22.5%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 141 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 225 (59%)

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

- Karanpura1,723 people
- Dew Bahuara1,722 people
- Sihoria1,715 people
- Narharpur Chamari1,702 people
- Harpur1,678 people
- Repura1,653 people
- Israuli1,642 people
- Pojhikpur1,630 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?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Channa in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Channa?60.4% (Census 2011)