Chankana, Berinag, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chankana


The village Chankana is located in Berinag Tahsil of Pithoragarh District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Chankana Gram Panchayat. It comes under Berinag Community Development Block. The nearest town is Didihat, which is about 60 kilometers away from Chankana.

Travel and Communication for Chankana


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chankana,
Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 262531

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chankana


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Chankana is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Chankana is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Chankana


As per available data from the year 2009, 271 persons live in 67 house holds in the village Chankana. There are 156 female individuals and 115 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 57.56% and males constitute 42.44% of the total population.

There are 16 scheduled castes persons of which 10 are females and 6 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.9% of the total population.

Population density of Chankana is 870.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chankana


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Total area of Chankana is 31.14 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 8.1 ha. About 0.79 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.2 ha is irrigated area. About 0.2 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 12.34 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 8.7 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Chankana


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Berinag, which is 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There is a government primary school in the village Chankana.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Berinag, which is 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Berinag, which is 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Berinag, which is 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

Colleges in Chankana


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Berinag, which is 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ganai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

Other Educational Facilities in Chankana


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gangolihat, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pithoragarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Chankana.

Healthcare Facilities in Chankana


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Chankana.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chankana.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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