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About Chaminda Village

Chaminda is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,178 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaminda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaminda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141202
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaminda compares

By the 2011 count Chaminda is the 44th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chaminda

Chaminda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaminda 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 Chaminda from other places

Chaminda lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kila Raipur, about 8.3 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 Chaminda
Nearest railway station Kila Raipur 8.3 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Chaminda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaminda village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 44th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chaminda village has 1,178 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaminda has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chaminda is 141202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaminda covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaminda falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaminda is Kila Raipur, about 8.3 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 Chaminda.

Chaminda 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.

Chaminda is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kila Raipur is about 8.3 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 13 km away. Ludhiana West 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 Ballowal (under 2 km), Dhaipai (2.0 km) and Gujjarwal (2.3 km).

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

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