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About Cheleke Village

Cheleke is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 207 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheleke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheleke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 140309
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 207
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Cheleke compares

By the 2011 count Cheleke is the 249th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Cheleke

Cheleke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Cheleke 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 Cheleke from other places

Cheleke lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 10 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 Cheleke
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 22 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Cheleke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheleke village had a population of 388. That makes it the 249th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Cheleke village has 207 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheleke has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Cheleke is 140309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheleke covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheleke falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Cheleke is Gurusar Sutlani, about 10 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 Cheleke.

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

Cheleke is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 10 km away. Ajnala is about 22 km away. Ajnāla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odhar (under 2 km), Joeke (under 2 km) and Thatta (2.0 km).

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

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