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About Chaswal Village

Chaswal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 856 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaswal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaswal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 1,604
Male Population 856
Female Population 748
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 Chaswal compares

By the 2011 count Chaswal is the 34th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Chaswal

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

Chaswal lies about 23 km from Patiala. 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 Chaswal
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 16 km
Nearest town Nābha 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Chaswal

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.

Common questions about Chaswal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaswal village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 34th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Chaswal village has 856 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaswal 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 Chaswal is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaswal covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaswal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Chaswal notes the nearest railway station 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 Chaswal.

Chaswal is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaswal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 16 km away. Nābha is about 16 km away. Patiala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanowal (under 2 km), Bir Bhadson (under 2 km) and Sakrali (1.6 km).

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

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