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About Chananpur Village

Chananpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 407 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chananpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chananpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144020
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 407
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chananpur compares

By the 2011 count Chananpur is the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Chananpur

Chananpur 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 Chananpur 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 Chananpur from other places

Chananpur lies about 11 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, about 2.1 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 Chananpur
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas 2.1 km
Nearest town Jalandhar Cantonment 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 11 km

Villages closest to Chananpur

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 Chananpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chananpur village had a population of 802. That makes it the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chananpur village has 407 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chananpur has about 971 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 Chananpur is 144020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chananpur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chananpur is Jamsher Khas, about 2.1 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 Chananpur.

Chananpur is about 11 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chananpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about 2.1 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 7.7 km away. Jalandhar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagral (1.9 km), Chetewan (1.9 km) and Jamsher (2.4 km).

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

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