About Chamaru Village

Chamaru is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,691, made up of 912 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamaru village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	1,691
Male Population	912
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamaru compares

By the 2011 count Chamaru is the 54th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 880.

Getting to Chamaru

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

Chamaru lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 4.9 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 Chamaru
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Rajpura Junction	4.9 km
District headquarters	Patiala	29 km

Villages closest to Chamaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamaru village had a population of 1,691. That makes it the 54th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Chamaru village has 912 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamaru has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Chamaru is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamaru covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamaru falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chamaru is Rajpura Junction, about 4.9 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 Chamaru.

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

Chamaru is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 4.9 km away. Rajpura Junction is about 4.9 km away. Patiala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.