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About Chambal Kalan Village

Chambal Kalan is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 252 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chambal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chambal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 252
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chambal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chambal Kalan is the 209th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chambal Kalan

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

How far is Chambal Kalan from other places

Chambal Kalan lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 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 Chambal Kalan
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 11 km
Nearest town Banga 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km

Villages closest to Chambal Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Chambal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chambal Kalan village had a population of 509. That makes it the 209th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chambal Kalan village has 252 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambal Kalan has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chambal Kalan is 146101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chambal Kalan covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chambal Kalan falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chambal Kalan is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chambal Kalan.

Chambal Kalan is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chambal Kalan is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 11 km away. Banga is about 20 km away. Hoshiarpur 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 Chambal Khurd (under 2 km), Manolian (under 2 km) and Daduwal (under 2 km).

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

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