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About Chhajli Village

Chhajli is one of the larger villages in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,170, made up of 7,106 males and 6,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1704 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148026
Area (hectares) 1704 hectares
Population 13,170
Male Population 7,106
Female Population 6,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chhajli compares

By the 2011 count Chhajli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 1704 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Chhajli

Chhajli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhajli 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhajli from other places

Chhajli lies about 23 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 1.7 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 Chhajli
Nearest railway station Chajli 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 11 km
Nearest town Lehragaga 11 km
District headquarters Sangrur 23 km

Villages closest to Chhajli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajli village had a population of 13,170. 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 2,926 residents.

Chhajli village has 7,106 males and 6,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajli has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Chhajli is 148026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhajli covers 1704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhajli falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhajli is Chajli, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhajli.

Chhajli is about 23 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajli is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 1.7 km away. Sunam is about 11 km away. Lehragaga is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhajla (3.1 km), Gobindgarh Jajian (4.0 km) and Ramgarh Jawanda (5.0 km).

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

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