About Chaunda Village

Chaunda is one of the larger villages in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,019, made up of 2,642 males and 2,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1473 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunda village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148022
Area (hectares)	1473 hectares
Population	5,019
Male Population	2,642
Female Population	2,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunda compares

By the 2011 count Chaunda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 1473 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Chaunda

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

Chaunda lies about 36 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 16 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 Chaunda
Nearest railway station	Kakrala	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	17 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	17 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	36 km

Villages closest to Chaunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunda village had a population of 5,019. 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 1,425 residents.

Chaunda village has 2,642 males and 2,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunda has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Chaunda is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunda covers 1473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunda falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaunda is Kakrala, about 16 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 Chaunda.

Chaunda is about 36 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunda is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kakrala is about 16 km away. Malerkotla is about 17 km away. Māler Kotla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.