About Chhahar Village

Chhahar is one of the larger villages in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,937, made up of 3,175 males and 2,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhahar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sunam
Pincode	148035
Area (hectares)	462 hectares
Population	5,937
Male Population	3,175
Female Population	2,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhahar compares

By the 2011 count Chhahar is the 7th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Chhahar

Chhahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhahar from other places

Chhahar lies about 24 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 9.2 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 Chhahar
Nearest railway station	Chajli	9.2 km
Nearest town	Lehragaga	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sunam	15 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	24 km

Villages closest to Chhahar

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.

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Common questions about Chhahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhahar village had a population of 5,937. That makes it the 7th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Chhahar village has 3,175 males and 2,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhahar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Chhahar is 148035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhahar covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhahar falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhahar is Chajli, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhahar.

Chhahar is about 24 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhahar is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 9.2 km away. Lehragaga is about 14 km away. Sunam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.