# Chanakha Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/chanakha/ Village · Rajura, Chandrapur # Chanakha Chanakha is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 290 households**, the 27th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,253people (2011) - 290households - 86.6%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Chanakha PIN code and other codes Chanakha falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRajura - Census village code541799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chanakha from nearby towns? - Rajura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)33 km by road - Rajura (nearest town)7 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 Chanakha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chanakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vihirgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chanakha known for? About 62% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Chanakha Of every 100 households in Chanakha in 2011, 79 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chanakha · ■ Rajura rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **77% Toilet within the home ****17%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **76% Tap water ****35%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **75% Use banking services ****88%** **70% Television ****41%** **38% Mobile phone ****20%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **86% 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 Chanakha? ■ Chanakha · ■ Rajura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **926 Working population ****59.4%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 408 (55%) 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 Rajura - Aheri1,369 people - Tembhurwahi1,369 people - Satri1,304 people - Dongargaon1,279 people - Pellora1,201 people - Marda1,167 people - Sonapur1,166 people - Sindi1,160 people [All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chanakha from Chandrapur?33 km by road - What is the population of Chanakha?1,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanakha in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chanakha?86.6% (Census 2011)