Chhawla

Chhawla
Suburban Village
Chhawla

Location in India

Coordinates: 28°33′25″N 77°00′26″E / 28.55684°N 77.00713°E / 28.55684; 77.00713Coordinates: 28°33′25″N 77°00′26″E / 28.55684°N 77.00713°E / 28.55684; 77.00713
Country  India
State Delhi
District South West
Population (2001)
  Total 9,047
Languages
  Official Hindi, English, Haryanvi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Chhawla is a census town in South West district in the state of Delhi, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Chhawla had a population of 9047. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Chhawla has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 68%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Chhawla village is a big Jat dominated village. It is the biggest village of Delhi and second richest after Asola-Fethpur Beri the twin village. Chhawla contributes 23% (approximately) of Delhi's wealth.Leaders like Yogesh Kashyap, Rajpal Shokeen, Somesh Shokeen and the first Joint Secretary of RLA college evening from chhawla Sandeep Shokeen belong to this village.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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