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About Chaunta Village

Chaunta is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,295, made up of 1,190 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 611 hectares
Population 2,295
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaunta compares

By the 2011 count Chaunta is the 39th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 893.

Getting to Chaunta

Chaunta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaunta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaunta from other places

Chaunta lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Chaunta
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Chaunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Chaunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunta village had a population of 2,295. That makes it the 39th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Chaunta village has 1,190 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunta has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Chaunta is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunta covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunta falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaunta is Rahon, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaunta.

Chaunta is about 20 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunta is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 12 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 14 km away. Ludhiana East is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mand Chaunta (under 2 km), Dholanwal (under 2 km) and Miani (under 2 km).

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

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