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About Chaunta Khurd Village

Chaunta Khurd is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 164 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunta Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunta Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 164
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaunta Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chaunta Khurd is the 129th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 892.

Getting to Chaunta Khurd

Chaunta Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaunta Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaunta Khurd from other places

Chaunta Khurd lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 2.8 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 Chaunta Khurd
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 2.8 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 15 km
Nearest town Ropar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 27 km

Villages closest to Chaunta Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 Chaunta Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunta Khurd village had a population of 305. That makes it the 129th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Chaunta Khurd village has 164 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunta Khurd has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

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

Chaunta Khurd covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunta Khurd falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaunta Khurd is Bharatgarh, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaunta Khurd.

Chaunta Khurd is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunta Khurd is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 2.8 km away. Rupnagar is about 15 km away. Ropar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunta Kalan (under 2 km), Bhagowal (4.3 km) and Khalilpur (16 km).

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

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