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About Chahal Village

Chahal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 70 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 70
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chahal compares

By the 2011 count Chahal is the 337th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Chahal

Chahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chahal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chahal from other places

Chahal lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 5.3 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 Chahal
Nearest railway station Cholang 5.3 km
Nearest town Urmar 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chahal

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 Chahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahal village had a population of 135. That makes it the 337th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chahal village has 70 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahal has about 929 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 Chahal is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahal covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chahal is Cholang, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chahal.

Chahal is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 5.3 km away. Urmar is about 6.9 km away. Dasua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaloya (under 2 km), Baich (under 2 km) and Hambran (under 2 km).

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

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