About Chachowal Village

Chachowal is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 95 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144629
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	187
Male Population	95
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachowal compares

By the 2011 count Chachowal is the 157th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 956.

Getting to Chachowal

Chachowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chachowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chachowal from other places

Chachowal lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 7.1 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 Chachowal
Nearest railway station	Dudwindi	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	12 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	19 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	32 km

Villages closest to Chachowal

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

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Common questions about Chachowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachowal village had a population of 187. That makes it the 157th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Chachowal village has 95 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachowal has about 968 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Chachowal is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachowal covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chachowal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chachowal is Dudwindi, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chachowal.

Chachowal is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachowal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 7.1 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.