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About Chima Village

Chima is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 220 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chima village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 220
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chima compares

By the 2011 count Chima is the 222nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chima

Chima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chima as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chima from other places

Chima lies about 54 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 4.6 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 Chima
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 4.5 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 4.6 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 54 km

Villages closest to Chima

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 Chima

As per the Census of India 2011, Chima village had a population of 422. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chima village has 220 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chima has about 918 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 Chima is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chima covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chima falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chima is Musahibpur, about 4.6 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 village for Chima.

Chima is about 54 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chima is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 4.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 4.5 km away. Musahibpur is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singo Katrala (under 2 km), Nansota (under 2 km) and Dhido Katrala (under 2 km).

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

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