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About Chhapar Village

Chhapar is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,974, made up of 4,275 males and 3,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141204
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 7,974
Male Population 4,275
Female Population 3,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Chhapar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chhapar

Chhapar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhapar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chhapar from other places

Chhapar lies about 27 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 Chhapar
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 27 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 27 km

Villages closest to Chhapar

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 Chhapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapar village had a population of 7,974. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chhapar village has 4,275 males and 3,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapar has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chhapar is 141204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapar covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chhapar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapar.

Chhapar is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapar is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ahmedgarh is about 2.3 km away. Ludhiana West is about 27 km away. Ludhiana is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurkot (2.1 km), Ranguwala (3.9 km) and Jarahan (4.3 km).

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

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