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About Cheta Village

Cheta is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 474 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144504
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 474
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheta compares

By the 2011 count Cheta is the 156th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Cheta

Cheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Cheta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Cheta from other places

Cheta lies about 23 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, 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 Cheta
Nearest railway station Bahram 9.2 km
Nearest town Banga 13 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 26 km

Villages closest to Cheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheta village had a population of 922. That makes it the 156th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Cheta village has 474 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheta has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Cheta is 144504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheta covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheta falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Cheta is Bahram, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Cheta.

Cheta is about 23 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.

Cheta is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 9.2 km away. Banga is about 13 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangraur (2.6 km), Mangat Dhingrian (3.8 km) and Katarian (4.5 km).

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

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