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About Chhaja Village

Chhaja is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 253 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 253
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaja compares

By the 2011 count Chhaja is the 130th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chhaja

Chhaja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhaja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhaja from other places

Chhaja lies about 16 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.5 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 Chhaja
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 16 km
Nearest town Ropar 16 km

Villages closest to Chhaja

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 Chhaja

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaja village had a population of 533. That makes it the 130th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Chhaja village has 253 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaja has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chhaja is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaja covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhaja is Bharatgarh, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhaja.

Chhaja is about 16 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaja is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.5 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Rupnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajrur (under 2 km), Sarai (2.1 km) and Nangal (2.2 km).

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

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