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About Churian Village

Churian is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 128 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 189.06 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 128
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Churian compares

By the 2011 count Churian is the 178th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 189.06 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Churian

Churian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churian from other places

Churian lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 2.7 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 Churian
Nearest railway station Makhu 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 18 km
District headquarters Firozpur 41 km

Villages closest to Churian

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 Churian

As per the Census of India 2011, Churian village had a population of 235. That makes it the 178th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Churian village has 128 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churian has about 836 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 Churian is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churian covers 189.06 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.

Churian falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Churian is Makhu, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Churian.

Churian is about 41 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churian is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 2.7 km away. Zira is about 18 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedanwala (under 2 km), Buh Araian (under 2 km) and Sudhia (under 2 km).

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

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