About Chawa Village

Chawa is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,178 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Gurdaspur
Pincode	143530
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	2,258
Male Population	1,178
Female Population	1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chawa compares

By the 2011 count Chawa is the 48th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 11 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 Chawa

Chawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chawa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chawa from other places

Chawa lies about 6.0 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Chawa
Nearest railway station	Gurdaspur	6.0 km

Villages closest to Chawa

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.

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Common questions about Chawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawa village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 48th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Chawa village has 1,178 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawa has about 917 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 Chawa is 143530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawa covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chawa falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chawa is Gurdaspur, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chawa.

Chawa is about 6.0 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawa is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Gurdaspur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.