About Chak Village

Chak is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 462 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177210
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	894
Male Population	462
Female Population	432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 71st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chak

Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak from other places

Chak lies about 50 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 17 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 Chak
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	17 km
Nearest town	Urmar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amb	28 km
District headquarters	Una	50 km

Villages closest to Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 894. That makes it the 71st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chak village has 462 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chak is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Khuda Kurala, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chak is about 50 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Khuda Kurala is about 17 km away. Urmar is about 19 km away. Amb is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.