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About Chhanian Kalan Village

Chhanian Kalan is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 157 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 157
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhanian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chhanian Kalan is the 258th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chhanian Kalan

Chhanian Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhanian 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhanian Kalan from other places

Chhanian Kalan lies about 59 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, 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 Chhanian Kalan
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 5.1 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 5.1 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 59 km

Villages closest to Chhanian Kalan

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 Chhanian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanian Kalan village had a population of 290. That makes it the 258th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chhanian Kalan village has 157 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanian Kalan has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chhanian Kalan is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanian Kalan covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhanian Kalan falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhanian Kalan is Musahibpur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhanian Kalan.

Chhanian Kalan is about 59 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanian Kalan is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 3.0 km away. Mukerian is about 5.1 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalechpur Kalota (under 2 km), Aima Mangat (under 2 km) and Behbal Manj (under 2 km).

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

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