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About Chima Village

Chima is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 880 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 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 Payal
Pincode 142030
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 880
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chima compares

By the 2011 count Chima is the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chima

Chima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chima 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 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 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 9.1 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 Chima
Tehsil headquarters Payal 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Chawapail 9.1 km
Nearest town Khanna 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Chima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 1,722. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Chima village has 880 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chima has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

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

Chima covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chima falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chima is Chawapail, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chima.

Chima is about 34 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 Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 4.7 km away. Chawapail is about 9.1 km away. Khanna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devipur Chima (under 2 km), Karoundian (under 2 km) and Daumajra (under 2 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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