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About Chananwindi Village

Chananwindi is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 360 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chananwindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chananwindi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 360
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chananwindi compares

By the 2011 count Chananwindi is the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chananwindi

Chananwindi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chananwindi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chananwindi from other places

Chananwindi lies about 35 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 1.8 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 Chananwindi
Nearest railway station Giddarpindi 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 9.8 km
Nearest town Zira 25 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 35 km

Villages closest to Chananwindi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Chananwindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chananwindi village had a population of 699. That makes it the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chananwindi village has 360 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chananwindi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chananwindi is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chananwindi covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chananwindi falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chananwindi is Giddarpindi, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chananwindi.

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

Chananwindi is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Giddarpindi is about 1.8 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 9.8 km away. Zira is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhugian Gamun (under 2 km), Takia (2.3 km) and Watanwali (2.4 km).

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

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