About Chahal Village

Chahal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 1,028 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	224 hectares
Population	1,926
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chahal compares

By the 2011 count Chahal is the 20th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Chahal

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

Chahal lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, 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 Chahal
Nearest railway station	Mandi Gobindgarh	15 km
Nearest town	Gobindgarh	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	21 km
District headquarters	Patiala	28 km

Villages closest to Chahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahal village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 20th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Chahal village has 1,028 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Chahal is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahal covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chahal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chahal is Mandi Gobindgarh, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chahal.

Chahal is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 15 km away. Gobindgarh is about 15 km away. Nabha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.