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About Chida Village

Chida is a mid sized village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 1,056 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chida village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142049
Area (hectares) 618 hectares
Population 1,967
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chida compares

By the 2011 count Chida is the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 618 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Chida

Chida is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chida as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chida from other places

Chida lies about 33 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 18 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 Chida
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 17 km
Nearest railway station Ajit Gill Matta 18 km
District headquarters Moga 33 km

Villages closest to Chida

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Chida

As per the Census of India 2011, Chida village had a population of 1,967. That makes it the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Chida village has 1,056 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chida has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Chida is 142049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chida covers 618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chida falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chida is Ajit Gill Matta, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chida.

Chida is about 33 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chida is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 17 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 18 km away. Moga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukha Nand (1.6 km), Thathi Bhai (2.6 km) and Maur Nauabad (3.6 km).

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

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