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About Chhawla Village

Chhawla is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 230 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhawla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhawla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 230
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Chhawla compares

By the 2011 count Chhawla is the 221st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chhawla

Chhawla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhawla 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 Chhawla from other places

Chhawla lies about 13 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 8.1 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 Chhawla
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 9.7 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 34 km

Villages closest to Chhawla

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 Chhawla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhawla village had a population of 486. That makes it the 221st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chhawla village has 230 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhawla has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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

Chhawla covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhawla falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhawla is Musahibpur, about 8.1 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 Chhawla.

Chhawla is about 13 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhawla is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Musahibpur is about 8.1 km away. Mukeriān is about 9.7 km away. Gurdaspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalla Balim (2.9 km), Dalelpur (5.8 km) and Man Singhpur (6.1 km).

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

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