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About Chauhan Village

Chauhan is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,142, made up of 1,129 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143149
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 2,142
Male Population 1,129
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauhan compares

By the 2011 count Chauhan is the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chauhan

Chauhan 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 Chauhan 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bundala, Burj Nauabad, Chachowali and Chande. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chauhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauhan village had a population of 2,142. That makes it the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Chauhan village has 1,129 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauhan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chauhan is 143149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauhan covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chauhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Chauhan is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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