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About Chahang Hamel Village

Chahang Hamel is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 434 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahang Hamel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahang Hamel village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 434
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chahang Hamel compares

By the 2011 count Chahang Hamel is the 105th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chahang Hamel

Chahang Hamel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chahang Hamel as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chahang Hamel from other places

Chahang Hamel lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Chahang Hamel
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 3.9 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.9 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 53 km

Villages closest to Chahang Hamel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Chahang Hamel

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahang Hamel village had a population of 872. That makes it the 105th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chahang Hamel village has 434 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahang Hamel has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chahang Hamel is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahang Hamel covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chahang Hamel falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Chahang Hamel notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chahang Hamel.

Chahang Hamel is about 53 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahang Hamel is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 3.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.9 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkowal (under 2 km), Patial (under 2 km) and Budhewal (under 2 km).

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

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