About Channu Village

Channu is one of the larger villages in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,529, made up of 3,403 males and 3,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channu village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Malout
Pincode	152101
Area (hectares)	2218 hectares
Population	6,529
Male Population	3,403
Female Population	3,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Channu compares

By the 2011 count Channu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 2218 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Channu

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

Channu lies about 42 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 10 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 Channu
Nearest railway station	Faqarsar	10 km
Nearest town	Giddarbāha	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malout	17 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	42 km

Villages closest to Channu

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

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Common questions about Channu

As per the Census of India 2011, Channu village had a population of 6,529. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Channu village has 3,403 males and 3,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Channu is 152101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channu covers 2218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channu falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Channu is Faqarsar, about 10 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 Channu.

Channu is about 42 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channu is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Faqarsar is about 10 km away. Giddarbāha is about 12 km away. Malout is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.