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About Chhod Village

Chhod is a small village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 143 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhod village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143526
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 143
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhod compares

By the 2011 count Chhod is the 515th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chhod

Chhod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhod as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhawrian Bet, Chhichhra, Chhina and Chhina Bet. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhod

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhod village had a population of 279. That makes it the 515th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Chhod village has 143 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhod has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chhod is 143526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhod covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhod falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhod.

Chhod is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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