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About Cheema Kalan Village

Cheema Kalan is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,465, made up of 751 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheema Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheema Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 1,465
Male Population 751
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Cheema Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Cheema Kalan is the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Cheema Kalan

Cheema Kalan 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 Cheema Kalan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cheema Kalan from other places

Cheema Kalan lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 7.9 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 Cheema Kalan
Nearest railway station Bahram 7.9 km
Nearest town Banga 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Cheema Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Cheema Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheema Kalan village had a population of 1,465. That makes it the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Cheema Kalan village has 751 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheema Kalan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Cheema Kalan is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheema Kalan covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheema Kalan falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Cheema Kalan is Bahram, about 7.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Cheema Kalan.

Cheema Kalan is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheema Kalan is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bahram is about 7.9 km away. Banga is about 14 km away. Phillaur 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 Cheema Khurd (under 2 km), Dhandwar (under 2 km) and Lalian (1.8 km).

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

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