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About Chuhan Village

Chuhan is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144806
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chuhan compares

By the 2011 count Chuhan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chuhan

Chuhan 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 Chuhan as Available within village. 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 Chuhan from other places

Chuhan lies about 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khurdpur, about 6.6 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 Chuhan
Nearest railway station Khurdpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Adampur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 17 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 17 km

Villages closest to Chuhan

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 Chuhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuhan village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chuhan village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuhan has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chuhan is 144806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuhan covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chuhan is Khurdpur, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chuhan.

Chuhan is about 17 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuhan is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khurdpur is about 6.6 km away. Adampur is about 7.7 km away. Jalandhar II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalla Singh (under 2 km), Musapur (3.2 km) and Mustfapur (3.2 km).

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

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