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About Chhani Maqimpur Village

Chhani Maqimpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 250 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Maqimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Maqimpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 250
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Maqimpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Maqimpur is the 227th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chhani Maqimpur

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

How far is Chhani Maqimpur from other places

Chhani Maqimpur lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, 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 Chhani Maqimpur
Nearest railway station Sujanpur 4.3 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 6.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Chhani Maqimpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Chhani Maqimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Maqimpur village had a population of 460. That makes it the 227th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chhani Maqimpur village has 250 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Maqimpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chhani Maqimpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani Maqimpur covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhani Maqimpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhani Maqimpur is Sujanpur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chhani Maqimpur.

Chhani Maqimpur is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani Maqimpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujanpur is about 4.3 km away. Sujānpur is about 4.7 km away. Pathankot is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhan (under 2 km), Kahanpur (1.8 km) and Ghoh (2.0 km).

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

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