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About Chhaurian Village

Chhaurian is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 121 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 653 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaurian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 121
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 653
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaurian compares

By the 2011 count Chhaurian is the 288th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Chhaurian

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

How far is Chhaurian from other places

Chhaurian lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 9.3 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 Chhaurian
Nearest railway station Parmanand 9.3 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Chhaurian

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 Chhaurian

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaurian village had a population of 200. That makes it the 288th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chhaurian village has 121 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaurian has about 653 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 Chhaurian is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaurian covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhaurian falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhaurian is Parmanand, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhaurian.

Chhaurian is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaurian is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 9.3 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Pathankot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathlaur (under 2 km), Shahpur Gopi (under 2 km) and Barkat (under 2 km).

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

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