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About Chhelowal Village

Chhelowal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 506 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhelowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhelowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 506
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhelowal compares

By the 2011 count Chhelowal is the 193rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chhelowal

Chhelowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhelowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhelowal from other places

Chhelowal lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Chhelowal
Nearest town Qadian 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Chhelowal

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 Chhelowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhelowal village had a population of 968. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chhelowal village has 506 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhelowal has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chhelowal is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhelowal covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhelowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Chhelowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhelowal.

Chhelowal is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhelowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Batala is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhowal (under 2 km), Bhattiwal (under 2 km) and Bhagtupur (under 2 km).

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

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