About Chhan Village

Chhan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 607 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145023
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,152
Male Population	607
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is the 101st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chhan

Chhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chhan from other places

Chhan 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 Chhan
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 Chhan

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.

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Common questions about Chhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 101st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chhan village has 607 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chhan is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Sujanpur, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhan.

Chhan 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.

Chhan 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.