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About Chogawan Village

Chogawan is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 617 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chogawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogawan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144106
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 617
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chogawan compares

By the 2011 count Chogawan is the 66th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chogawan

Chogawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chogawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chogawan from other places

Chogawan lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 8.2 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 Chogawan
Nearest railway station Cholang 8.2 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 31 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Chogawan

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 Chogawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogawan village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 66th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chogawan village has 617 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Chogawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chogawan is Cholang, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chogawan.

Chogawan is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chogawan is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Cholang is about 8.2 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darawan (under 2 km), Lambra (4.0 km) and Mokal (5.0 km).

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

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