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About Chande Village

Chande is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 488 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chande village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 488
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chande compares

By the 2011 count Chande is the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chande

Chande is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chande 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chande from other places

Chande lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 4.2 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 Chande
Nearest railway station Majitha 4.2 km
Nearest town Nangli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 19 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Chande

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Chande

As per the Census of India 2011, Chande village had a population of 914. That makes it the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Chande village has 488 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chande has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chande is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chande covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chande falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chande is Majitha, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chande is about 19 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chande is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 4.2 km away. Nangli is about 13 km away. Amritsar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhing Nangal (under 2 km), Bhaini Lidhran (under 2 km) and Jalalpura (1.5 km).

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

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