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About Chetewan Village

Chetewan is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 471 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetewan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144020
Area (hectares) 96.31 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 471
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chetewan compares

By the 2011 count Chetewan is the 72nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 96.31 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chetewan

The census records public bus service for Chetewan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chetewan from other places

Chetewan lies about 9.1 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, about under 2 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 Chetewan
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas under 2 km
Nearest town Jalandhar Cantonment 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 9.1 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 9.1 km

Villages closest to Chetewan

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 Chetewan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetewan village had a population of 901. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chetewan village has 471 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetewan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chetewan is 144020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetewan covers 96.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chetewan is Jamsher Khas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Chetewan.

Chetewan is about 9.1 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetewan is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about under 2 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 5.8 km away. Jalandhar I is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadianwali (1.8 km), Chananpur (1.9 km) and Jamsher (2.0 km).

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

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