About Chhant Village

Chhant is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 371 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhant village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	371
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhant compares

By the 2011 count Chhant is the 136th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chhant

Chhant is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhant as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhant from other places

Chhant lies about 59 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, 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 Chhant
Nearest railway station	Musahibpur	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	5.6 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	5.6 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	59 km

Villages closest to Chhant

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.

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Common questions about Chhant

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhant village had a population of 721. That makes it the 136th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chhant village has 371 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhant has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Chhant covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhant falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhant is Musahibpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhant.

Chhant 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.

Chhant is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 4.4 km away. Mukerian is about 5.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.