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About Chau Majra Village

Chau Majra is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 546 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chau Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chau Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 546
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chau Majra compares

By the 2011 count Chau Majra is the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Chau Majra

Chau Majra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chau Majra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chau Majra from other places

Chau Majra lies about 5.7 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 4.8 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 Chau Majra
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 5.7 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 5.7 km
Nearest town Mohali 5.7 km

Villages closest to Chau Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Chau Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chau Majra village had a population of 989. That makes it the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Chau Majra village has 546 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chau Majra has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Chau Majra is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chau Majra covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chau Majra falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chau Majra is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chau Majra.

Chau Majra is about 5.7 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.

Chau Majra is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 4.8 km away. SAS Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saini Majra (under 2 km), Manakpur Kallar (under 2 km) and Dhurali (1.8 km).

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

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