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About Chhauni Kalan Village

Chhauni Kalan is a large village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,801, made up of 1,459 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhauni Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhauni Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146001
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 2,801
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhauni Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chhauni Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chhauni Kalan

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

Chhauni Kalan lies about 5.3 km from Hoshiārpur, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 4.4 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 Chhauni Kalan
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 5.3 km

Villages closest to Chhauni Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhauni Kalan village had a population of 2,801. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Chhauni Kalan village has 1,459 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhauni Kalan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chhauni Kalan is 146001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhauni Kalan covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhauni Kalan falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhauni Kalan is Hoshiarpur, about 4.4 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 Chhauni Kalan.

Chhauni Kalan is about 5.3 km from Hoshiārpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhauni Kalan is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 4.4 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjgarh (under 2 km), Shergarh (under 2 km) and Kilan Berun (1.6 km).

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

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