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About Chuni Kalan Village

Chuni Kalan is a large village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,502 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuni Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuni Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 2,813
Male Population 1,502
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuni Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chuni Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Chuni Kalan

Chuni Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chuni Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chuni Kalan from other places

Chuni Kalan lies about 83 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 10 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 Chuni Kalan
Nearest railway station Kharar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 16 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 83 km

Villages closest to Chuni Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Chuni Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuni Kalan village had a population of 2,813. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Chuni Kalan village has 1,502 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuni Kalan has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Chuni Kalan is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuni Kalan covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chuni Kalan falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chuni Kalan is Kharar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chuni Kalan.

Chuni Kalan is about 83 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuni Kalan is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Kharar is about 10 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 16 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirkapra (1.9 km), Rasulpur (2.2 km) and Sampli (2.2 km).

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

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