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About Chukhiara Village

Chukhiara is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 580 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukhiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukhiara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144106
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 580
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chukhiara compares

By the 2011 count Chukhiara is the 60th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chukhiara

Chukhiara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chukhiara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chukhiara from other places

Chukhiara lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 2.3 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 Chukhiara
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 2.3 km
Nearest town Adampur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Chukhiara

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 Chukhiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukhiara village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 60th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chukhiara village has 580 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukhiara has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chukhiara is 144106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chukhiara covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chukhiara is Sham Chaurasi, about 2.3 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 village for Chukhiara.

Chukhiara is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukhiara is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about 2.3 km away. Adampur is about 7.1 km away. Jalandhar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dianatpur (under 2 km), Manko (under 2 km) and Talwandi Araian (2.0 km).

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

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