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About Chela Village

Chela is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 355 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chela village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144519
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 355
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
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 Chela compares

By the 2011 count Chela is the 166th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Chela

Chela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chela 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 Chela from other places

Chela lies about 27 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 12 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 Chela
Nearest railway station Bahram 12 km
Nearest town Banga 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 27 km

Villages closest to Chela

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 Chela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chela village had a population of 741. That makes it the 166th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chela village has 355 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chela has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chela is 144519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chela covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chela falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chela is Bahram, about 12 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 Chela.

Chela is about 27 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chela is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bahram is about 12 km away. Banga is about 13 km away. Garhshankar 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 Data (under 2 km), Ispur (under 2 km) and Nakdipur (under 2 km).

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

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