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About Cholang Village

Cholang is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 255 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cholang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cholang village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 139.2 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 255
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Cholang compares

By the 2011 count Cholang is the 157th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 139.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Cholang

Cholang 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 Cholang 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cholang from other places

Cholang lies about 14 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 Cholang
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas 4.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 14 km

Villages closest to Cholang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cholang village had a population of 513. That makes it the 157th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Cholang village has 255 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cholang has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Cholang is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cholang covers 139.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cholang falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Cholang.

Cholang is about 14 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cholang is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about 4.8 km away. Jandiāla is about 6.3 km away. Jalandhar II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Khera (4.1 km), Khusropur (6.4 km) and Lambri (9.7 km).

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

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