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About Changian Village

Changian is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 62 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 65.24 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 62
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Changian compares

By the 2011 count Changian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 65.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Changian

The census records public bus service for Changian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Changian from other places

Changian lies about 42 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 1.9 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 Changian
Nearest railway station Makhu 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 42 km

Villages closest to Changian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changian village had a population of 114. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Changian village has 62 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changian has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Changian is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changian covers 65.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Changian falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Changian is Makhu, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Changian.

Changian is about 42 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changian is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 1.9 km away. Zira is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Bir Sarkar (1.6 km) and Sudhia (2.1 km).

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

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