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About Chanon Village

Chanon is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 495 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Fatehgarh Sahib
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 495
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanon compares

By the 2011 count Chanon is the 57th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Chanon

Chanon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanon as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chaleri Kalan, Chanalon, Chanarthal Kalan and Chanarthal Khurd. 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 Chanon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanon village had a population of 948. That makes it the 57th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Chanon village has 495 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanon has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Chanon is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanon covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanon falls under Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Chanon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanon.

Chanon is in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib 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 Chanon today is likely to be higher.

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