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About Chanian Village

Chanian is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,074 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144033
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanian compares

By the 2011 count Chanian is the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chanian

Chanian 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 Chanian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chanian from other places

Chanian lies about 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 1.5 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 Chanian
Nearest railway station Thabalke 1.5 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 17 km

Villages closest to Chanian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Chanian

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanian village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Chanian village has 1,074 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanian has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chanian is 144033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanian covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanian falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chanian is Thabalke, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chanian.

Chanian 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.

Chanian is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 1.5 km away. Jandiāla is about 4.4 km away. Nakodar 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 Dhaliwal (2.0 km), Hussainabad (2.4 km) and Bajuha Khurd (2.5 km).

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

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