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About Chhaurian Village

Chhaurian is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 383 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaurian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141121
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 383
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Chhaurian compares

By the 2011 count Chhaurian is the 96th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chhaurian

Chhaurian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhaurian 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 Chhaurian from other places

Chhaurian lies about 41 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 15 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 Chhaurian
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 14 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 41 km

Villages closest to Chhaurian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaurian village had a population of 713. That makes it the 96th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Chhaurian village has 383 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaurian has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Chhaurian is 141121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaurian covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhaurian falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhaurian is Khamanon, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Chhaurian.

Chhaurian 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.

Chhaurian is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 8.1 km away. Samrala is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majri Sikhan (under 2 km), Akalgarh (under 2 km) and Burj Powat (under 2 km).

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

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