About Chhat Village

Chhat is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,499, made up of 2,392 males and 2,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhat village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140506
Area (hectares)	445 hectares
Population	4,499
Male Population	2,392
Female Population	2,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhat compares

By the 2011 count Chhat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 445 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Chhat

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

Chhat lies about 10 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 5.3 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 Chhat
Nearest railway station	Ghagghar	5.3 km
Nearest town	Zerakpur	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	5.7 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	10 km

Villages closest to Chhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Chhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhat village had a population of 4,499. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chhat village has 2,392 males and 2,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhat has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Chhat is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhat covers 445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhat falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhat is Ghagghar, about 5.3 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 Chhat.

Chhat is about 10 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhat is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 5.3 km away. Zerakpur is about 5.5 km away. Dera Bassi is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.