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About Chahal Khurd Village

Chahal Khurd is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 244 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahal Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 244
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chahal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chahal Khurd is the 292nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chahal Khurd

Chahal Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chahal Khurd 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 Chahal Khurd from other places

Chahal Khurd lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.5 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 Chahal Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Batala 4.9 km
Nearest town Batāla 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Chahal Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Chahal Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahal Khurd village had a population of 477. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chahal Khurd village has 244 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahal Khurd has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chahal Khurd is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahal Khurd covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahal Khurd falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chahal Khurd is Batala Junction, about 6.5 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 Chahal Khurd.

Chahal Khurd is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahal Khurd is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 4.9 km away. Batāla is about 4.9 km away. Batala Junction is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatha (under 2 km), Khojewal (under 2 km) and Partapgarh (under 2 km).

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

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