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About Chhapianwali Village

Chhapianwali is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 1,015 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapianwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapianwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143112
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhapianwali compares

By the 2011 count Chhapianwali is the 51st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chhapianwali

Chhapianwali 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 Chhapianwali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhapianwali from other places

Chhapianwali lies about 36 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 4.7 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 Chhapianwali
Nearest town Batāla 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 26 km
District headquarters Amritsar 36 km

Villages closest to Chhapianwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Chhapianwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapianwali village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 51st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Chhapianwali village has 1,015 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapianwali has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chhapianwali is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapianwali covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhapianwali falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhapianwali is Batala Junction, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapianwali.

Chhapianwali is about 36 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapianwali is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Batāla is about 3.2 km away. Batala Junction is about 4.7 km away. Baba Bakala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwan Pandher (3.7 km), Kotla Bathungarh (4.8 km) and Mehmudpura (6.9 km).

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

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