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About Chuhewal Village

Chuhewal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 598 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 598
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Chuhewal compares

By the 2011 count Chuhewal is the 154th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chuhewal

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

Chuhewal lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 4.3 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 Chuhewal
Tehsil headquarters Batala 2.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 4.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Chuhewal

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 Chuhewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuhewal village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 154th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chuhewal village has 598 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuhewal has about 903 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 Chuhewal is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuhewal covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chuhewal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chuhewal is Batala Junction, about 4.3 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 Chuhewal.

Chuhewal is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuhewal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 2.8 km away. Batāla is about 2.8 km away. Batala Junction is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapianwali (under 2 km), Missarpura (under 2 km) and Basarpura (1.6 km).

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

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