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About Chahlanwali Village

Chahlanwali is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,221 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahlanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahlanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 740 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,221
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chahlanwali compares

By the 2011 count Chahlanwali is the 58th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 740 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Chahlanwali

Chahlanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chahlanwali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chahlanwali from other places

Chahlanwali lies about 72 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Banwala, about 3.7 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 Chahlanwali
Nearest railway station Chak Banwala 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 72 km

Villages closest to Chahlanwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahlanwali village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 58th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Chahlanwali village has 1,221 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahlanwali has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Chahlanwali is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahlanwali covers 740 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahlanwali falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chahlanwali is Chak Banwala, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chahlanwali.

Chahlanwali is about 72 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahlanwali is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Chak Banwala is about 3.7 km away. Fazilka is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatianwali Bodla (1.8 km), Chak Kheowali (1.9 km) and Tahliwala Bodla (2.0 km).

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

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