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About Chachowal Village

Chachowal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 343 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144402
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 343
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachowal compares

By the 2011 count Chachowal is the 93rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chachowal

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

How far is Chachowal from other places

Chachowal lies about 13 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, about 4.8 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 Chachowal
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas 4.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 13 km

Villages closest to Chachowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Chachowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachowal village had a population of 679. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chachowal village has 343 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachowal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chachowal is 144402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachowal covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chachowal falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chachowal is Jamsher Khas, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chachowal.

Chachowal is about 13 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachowal is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about 4.8 km away. Jandiāla is about 7.8 km away. Jalandhar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardo Pharala (2.0 km), Raipur (2.2 km) and Jandiali (2.4 km).

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

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