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About Chhangla Village

Chhangla is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 940 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhangla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhangla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 940
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhangla compares

By the 2011 count Chhangla is the 37th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chhangla

The census records public bus service for Chhangla 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhangla from other places

Chhangla lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.3 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 Chhangla
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.3 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 3.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Chhangla

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 Chhangla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhangla village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 37th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chhangla village has 940 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhangla has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chhangla is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhangla covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhangla falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhangla is Dasuya, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhangla.

Chhangla is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhangla is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.3 km away. Dasūya is about 2.3 km away. Dasuya is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahdipur (under 2 km), Mangat (under 2 km) and Jand (under 2 km).

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

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