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About Chatwal Village

Chatwal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,567, made up of 1,308 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 2,567
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chatwal compares

By the 2011 count Chatwal is the 22nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chatwal

Chatwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chatwal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatwal from other places

Chatwal lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 2.8 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 Chatwal
Nearest town Mamun 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 6.6 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Chatwal

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 Chatwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatwal village had a population of 2,567. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chatwal village has 1,308 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatwal has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chatwal is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatwal covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatwal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chatwal is Dalhousie Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chatwal.

Chatwal is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatwal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mamun is about 2.2 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 2.8 km away. Pathankot is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halahar (under 2 km), Barsun (under 2 km) and Jharoli (under 2 km).

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

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