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About Chonta Village

Chonta is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 332 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chonta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chonta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140115
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 332
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Chonta compares

By the 2011 count Chonta is the 111th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chonta

Chonta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chonta 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. The nearest villages by name are Chanauli, Chandesar, Chandpur and Chhaja. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chonta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chonta village had a population of 637. That makes it the 111th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Chonta village has 332 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chonta has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chonta is 140115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chonta covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Chonta is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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