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About Chattowal Village

Chattowal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 370 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chattowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chattowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144212
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 370
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chattowal compares

By the 2011 count Chattowal is the 137th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chattowal

Chattowal 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 Chattowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chattowal from other places

Chattowal lies about 30 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 3.7 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 Chattowal
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 3.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Chattowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Chattowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chattowal village had a population of 749. That makes it the 137th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chattowal village has 370 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chattowal has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chattowal is 144212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chattowal covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chattowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chattowal is Khuda Kurala, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Chattowal.

Chattowal is about 30 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chattowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 3.7 km away. Urmar is about 6.2 km away. Dasua is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajji Pind (under 2 km), Sohian (under 2 km) and Dehriwala (under 2 km).

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

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