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About Chawinda Khurd Village

Chawinda Khurd is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 681 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawinda Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawinda Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143504
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 681
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawinda Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chawinda Khurd is the 110th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chawinda Khurd

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

How far is Chawinda Khurd from other places

Chawinda Khurd lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.3 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 Chawinda Khurd
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 7.3 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 23 km

Villages closest to Chawinda Khurd

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 Chawinda Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawinda Khurd village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 110th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Chawinda Khurd village has 681 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawinda Khurd has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chawinda Khurd is 143504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawinda Khurd covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chawinda Khurd falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chawinda Khurd is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chawinda Khurd.

Chawinda Khurd is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawinda Khurd is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 7.3 km away. Amritsar is about 22 km away. Ajnala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawinda Kalan (under 2 km), Vanieyke (under 2 km) and Lanven (2.4 km).

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

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