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About Chanauli Village

Chanauli is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 806 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanauli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 806
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanauli compares

By the 2011 count Chanauli is the 30th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chanauli

Chanauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chanauli from other places

Chanauli lies about 8.4 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about under 2 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 Chanauli
Nearest railway station Ghanauli under 2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 8.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 25 km

Villages closest to Chanauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Chanauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanauli village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 30th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Chanauli village has 806 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanauli has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chanauli is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanauli covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanauli falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chanauli is Ghanauli, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanauli.

Chanauli is about 8.4 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanauli is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Ghanauli is about under 2 km away. Rupnagar is about 8.4 km away. Ropar is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (under 2 km), Dher (3.5 km) and Lang Majri (4.0 km).

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

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