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About Chima Village

Chima is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 833 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chima village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142030
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 833
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chima compares

By the 2011 count Chima is the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chima

Chima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chima as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chima from other places

Chima lies about 41 km from Ludhiana. 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 Chima
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 9.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 41 km

Villages closest to Chima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chima village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Chima village has 833 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chima has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chima is 142030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chima covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chima falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Chima notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chima.

Chima is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chima is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 9.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Randhirgarh (1.8 km), Bassuwal (2.0 km) and Kamalpura (2.5 km).

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

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