About Chandu Village

Chandu is a mid sized village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 809 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandu village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Moonak
Pincode	148033
Area (hectares)	516 hectares
Population	1,604
Male Population	809
Female Population	795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandu compares

By the 2011 count Chandu is the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Chandu

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

Chandu lies about 49 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kalwan, about 15 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 Chandu
Tehsil headquarters	Moonak	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kalwan	15 km
Nearest town	Patran	15 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	49 km

Villages closest to Chandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandu village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Chandu village has 809 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandu has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Chandu is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandu covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandu falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chandu is Kalwan, about 15 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 Chandu.

Chandu is about 49 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandu is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Moonak is about 11 km away. Kalwan is about 15 km away. Patran is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.