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About Kingra Chowala Village

Kingra Chowala is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 910 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kingra Chowala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kingra Chowala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 520 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 910
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kingra Chowala compares

By the 2011 count Kingra Chowala is the 35th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Kingra Chowala

Kingra Chowala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kingra Chowala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kingra Chowala from other places

Kingra Chowala lies about 21 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 2.5 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 Kingra Chowala
Nearest railway station Machrowal 2.5 km
Nearest town Adampur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 21 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 21 km

Villages closest to Kingra Chowala

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 Kingra Chowala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kingra Chowala village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 35th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kingra Chowala village has 910 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kingra Chowala has about 919 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 Kingra Chowala is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kingra Chowala covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kingra Chowala falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kingra Chowala is Machrowal, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kingra Chowala.

Kingra Chowala is about 21 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kingra Chowala is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 2.5 km away. Adampur is about 9.6 km away. Jalandhar II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorewahi (1.8 km), Muchrowal (2.2 km) and Pachranga (2.6 km).

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

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