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About Chuharpur Village

Chuharpur is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 483 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144524
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 483
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chuharpur is the 64th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chuharpur

Chuharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chuharpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chuharpur from other places

Chuharpur lies about 8.8 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 3.3 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 Chuharpur
Nearest railway station Alachor 3.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 3.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 17 km

Villages closest to Chuharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuharpur village had a population of 912. That makes it the 64th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Chuharpur village has 483 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuharpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chuharpur is 144524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuharpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chuharpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chuharpur is Alachor, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chuharpur.

Chuharpur is about 8.8 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuharpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Alachor is about 3.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 3.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auliapur (1.7 km), Mubarakpur (2.9 km) and Begampur (5.6 km).

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

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