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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 514562
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population
- 3,070
- Households
- 569
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,808
Census 2011 · in context
How Chanaka compares
By population, Chanaka ranks #7 of 46 villages in Bhesan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.4%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Chanaka
- 64.4%
- Bhesan mandal
- 67.3%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+19 vs mandal average
- Chanaka
- 977
- Bhesan mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chanaka
- 5.4
- Bhesan mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chanaka at a glance
Chanaka is a village of 3,070 people in 569 households (Census 2011) in Bhesan taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 7th-largest of 46 villages in Bhesan taluka. Literacy is 64%, 3 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362020, served by Bhesan post office; the LGD village code is 514562. The sarpanch is fghhf, and the village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 3,620 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chanaka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JUNAGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANAKA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,644.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 925.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chanaka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chanaka
- LGD code
- 514562
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,070
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,620
- Households
- 569
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Botad
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- fghhf
- Block / Mandal
- Bhesan
- Nearest railway station
- Alampur (8.2 km)
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Other villages in Bhesan mandal
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- Ranpur
- Chuda
- Chhodvadi
- Galath
- Khambhaliya
- Parab Vavdi
- Hadmatiya Vishal
- Mendpara
- Kharachiya
- Morwada
- Dholwa
- Barwala
- Hadmatiya Khajuri
- Bamangadh
- Hadmatiya Khakhra
- Sankrola
- Rafaliya
- Juni Dhari Gundali
- Sardarpar
- Kariya
- Bhatgam
- Pipaliya Tadka
- Vandarvad
- Umrali
- Navi Dhari Gundali
- Gorviyali
- Mandva
- Samatpara
- Damrala
- Malida
- Patla
- Paswala
- Gorakhpur
- Sukhpur
- Mota Gujariya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)