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About Chotian Village

Chotian is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,107 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152102
Area (hectares) 672 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chotian compares

By the 2011 count Chotian is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 672 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Chotian

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

Chotian lies about 29 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Bulluana, about 9.5 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 Chotian
Nearest railway station Bulluana 9.5 km
Nearest town Giddarbāha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 29 km
District headquarters Muktsar 29 km

Villages closest to Chotian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotian village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Chotian village has 1,107 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotian has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chotian is 152102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chotian covers 672 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chotian falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chotian is Bulluana, about 9.5 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 Chotian.

Chotian is about 29 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotian is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Bulluana is about 9.5 km away. Giddarbāha is about 12 km away. Gidderbaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahib Chand (2.5 km), Kot Bhai (3.8 km) and Bhalaiana (4.7 km).

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

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