Village · Aitepyong, Wokha
# Chanaka

Chanaka is a village in Aitepyong sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland, PIN code 797111. The 2011 Census counted 82 people in 27 households, the 9th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%.
- 82 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 86.8% literacy
- 797111 PIN code

## Chanaka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chanaka is 797111. Chanaka falls in Aitepyong sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.
- PIN code 797111
- Community development block Sanis
- Census village code 267422

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chanaka from nearby towns?
- Aitepyong (sub-district HQ) 39 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town) 80 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chanaka?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chanaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chanaka known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and oilseed. Products made here include bamboo baskets and mat making. About 56% of the 7,700 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chanaka

Of every 100 households in Chanaka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanaka · ■ Aitepyong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 55%
- Toilet within the home 33% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 28%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 4% 7%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 16% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 53% 34%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chanaka?

■ Chanaka · ■ Aitepyong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 88.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 822 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 831
- Working population 78.0% 44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 87.9% for women. 76% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (94%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Aitepyong
- Zukeshe 355 people
- Aitepyong Station 286 people
- Akuk Mhayan 286 people
- Yankhum 140 people

All 9 villages in Aitepyong

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chanaka? 797111
- How far is Chanaka from Wokha? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Chanaka? 82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanaka in? Wokha district (Aitepyong sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Chanaka? 86.8% (Census 2011)

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