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About Cheema Village

Cheema is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 532 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheema village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 232.79 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 532
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheema compares

By the 2011 count Cheema is the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 232.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 886.

Getting to Cheema

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

Cheema lies about 22 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, about 13 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 Cheema
Nearest town Laungowāl 10 km
Nearest railway station Sunam Udham Singh Wala 13 km
District headquarters Sangrur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 35 km

Villages closest to Cheema

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuri 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 Cheema

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheema village had a population of 967. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Cheema village has 532 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheema has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Cheema is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheema covers 232.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheema falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Cheema is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, about 13 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 Cheema.

Cheema is about 22 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheema is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Laungowāl is about 10 km away. Sunam Udham Singh Wala is about 13 km away. Sangrur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natt (21 km), Kanjli (23 km) and Batuha (24 km).

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

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