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About Chima Village

Chima is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 491 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chima village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 491
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chima compares

By the 2011 count Chima is the 203rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Chima

Chima is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chima as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chima from other places

Chima lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 4.4 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 Chima
Nearest town Qadian 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Chima

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 Chima

As per the Census of India 2011, Chima village had a population of 936. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chima village has 491 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chima has about 906 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 Chima is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chima covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chima falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chima is Vadala Granthin, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chima.

Chima is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chima is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 4.0 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 4.4 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanne (under 2 km), Thindh (under 2 km) and Bhittewadh (under 2 km).

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

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