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About Chehlan Village

Chehlan is a small village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 231 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chehlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chehlan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 231
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chehlan compares

By the 2011 count Chehlan is the 89th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Chehlan

Chehlan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chehlan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chehlan from other places

Chehlan lies about 54 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 3.5 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 Chehlan
Nearest railway station Samrala 3.5 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 27 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 54 km

Villages closest to Chehlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chehlan village had a population of 428. That makes it the 89th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Chehlan village has 231 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chehlan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Chehlan is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chehlan covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chehlan falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chehlan is Samrala, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chehlan.

Chehlan is about 54 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chehlan is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Samrala is about 3.5 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 9.3 km away. Amloh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamashpur (4.9 km), Kalal Majra (12 km) and Raipur Raian (17 km).

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

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