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About Chaina Village

Chaina is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,971, made up of 1,574 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaina village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151202
Area (hectares) 841 hectares
Population 2,971
Male Population 1,574
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaina compares

By the 2011 count Chaina is the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 841 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 897.

Getting to Chaina

Chaina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chaina from other places

Chaina lies about 29 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Gangsar Jaito, about 4.5 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 Chaina
Nearest railway station Gangsar Jaito 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 5.9 km
Nearest town Jaito 5.9 km
District headquarters Faridkot 29 km

Villages closest to Chaina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitu 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 Chaina

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaina village had a population of 2,971. That makes it the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Chaina village has 1,574 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaina has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Chaina is 151202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaina covers 841 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaina falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaina is Gangsar Jaito, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaina.

Chaina is about 29 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaina is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Gangsar Jaito is about 4.5 km away. Jaitu is about 5.9 km away. Jaito is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karirwali (2.0 km), Ramgarh (2.2 km) and Rori Kapura (3.2 km).

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

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