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About Chib Village

Chib is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 361 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chib village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 361
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chib compares

By the 2011 count Chib is the 310th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chib

Chib is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chib 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chib from other places

Chib lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 7.6 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 Chib
Nearest railway station Qadian 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Chib

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurdaspur 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 Chib

As per the Census of India 2011, Chib village had a population of 690. That makes it the 310th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Chib village has 361 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chib has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chib is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chib covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chib falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chib is Qadian, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chib.

Chib is about 21 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chib is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 7.6 km away. Gurdaspur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Ghot Kalan (under 2 km) and Bhattian (under 2 km).

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

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