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About Chhaula Village

Chhaula is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 255 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 428.74 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 255
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
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 Chhaula compares

By the 2011 count Chhaula is the 180th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 428.74 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 957.

Getting to Chhaula

Chhaula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhaula 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 Chhaula from other places

Chhaula lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 13 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 Chhaula
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 13 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Chhaula

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 Chhaula

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaula village had a population of 468. That makes it the 180th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Chhaula village has 255 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaula has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chhaula is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaula covers 428.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhaula falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhaula is Sidhwan, about 13 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 Chhaula.

Chhaula is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaula is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 13 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Phillaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Araian (under 2 km), Akuwal (2.5 km) and Gursian Piran (5.0 km).

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

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