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About Chogawan Village

Chogawan is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 368 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chogawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogawan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144624
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 368
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chogawan compares

By the 2011 count Chogawan is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chogawan

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

How far is Chogawan from other places

Chogawan lies about 30 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 8.2 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 Chogawan
Nearest railway station Cholang 8.2 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 30 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 30 km

Villages closest to Chogawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogawan village had a population of 768. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chogawan village has 368 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogawan has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chogawan is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chogawan covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chogawan falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chogawan is Cholang, about 8.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chogawan.

Chogawan is about 30 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chogawan is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Cholang is about 8.2 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Bhulath is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (under 2 km), Kaluwal (under 2 km) and Nadali (under 2 km).

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

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