About Chauhra Village

Chauhra is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 821 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauhra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	210216
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	1,630
Male Population	821
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauhra compares

By the 2011 count Chauhra is the 47th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chauhra

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

Chauhra lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 3.0 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 Chauhra
Nearest railway station	Alachor	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	4.6 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	7.1 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	43 km

Villages closest to Chauhra

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.

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Common questions about Chauhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauhra village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 47th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chauhra village has 821 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauhra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chauhra is 210216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauhra covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauhra falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chauhra is Alachor, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauhra.

Chauhra is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauhra is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 3.0 km away. Garhshankar is about 4.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.