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About Chhajanwali Village

Chhajanwali is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 94 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142050
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 94
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhajanwali compares

By the 2011 count Chhajanwali is the 186th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chhajanwali

Chhajanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhajanwali as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhajanwali from other places

Chhajanwali lies about 26 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulhani, about 5.3 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 Chhajanwali
Nearest railway station Sulhani 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 26 km

Villages closest to Chhajanwali

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 Chhajanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajanwali village had a population of 180. That makes it the 186th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chhajanwali village has 94 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajanwali has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chhajanwali is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhajanwali covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhajanwali falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhajanwali is Sulhani, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhajanwali.

Chhajanwali is about 26 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajanwali is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Sulhani is about 5.3 km away. Zira is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buianwala (under 2 km), Joianwala (under 2 km) and Hardasa (1.5 km).

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

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