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About Choura Village

Choura is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 296 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 296
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Choura compares

By the 2011 count Choura is the 79th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Choura

The census records public bus service for Choura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Choura from other places

Choura lies about 16 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sohal, about 15 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 Choura
Nearest railway station Sohal 15 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 20 km

Villages closest to Choura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Choura

As per the Census of India 2011, Choura village had a population of 538. That makes it the 79th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Choura village has 296 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choura has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Choura is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choura covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choura falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Choura is Sohal, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Choura.

Choura is about 16 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choura is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sohal is about 15 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 15 km away. Gurdaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunia (8.8 km), Agwan (8.9 km) and Talwandi Goraya (10 km).

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

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