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About Chaharpur Village

Chaharpur is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 642 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143103
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 642
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chaharpur is the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chaharpur

Chaharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaharpur from other places

Chaharpur lies about 35 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chaharpur
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 10 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 10 km
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 13 km
District headquarters Amritsar 35 km

Villages closest to Chaharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaharpur village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Chaharpur village has 642 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaharpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chaharpur is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaharpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaharpur falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaharpur is Hardorawal, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaharpur.

Chaharpur is about 35 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaharpur is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 10 km away. Ajnāla is about 10 km away. Hardorawal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadian (under 2 km), Galib (under 2 km) and Sufian (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chaharpur today is likely to be higher.

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