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About Chak Heir Village

Chak Heir is a small village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 72 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Heir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Heir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 72
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Heir compares

By the 2011 count Chak Heir is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Chak Heir

Chak Heir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Heir as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chak Heir from other places

Chak Heir lies about 9.7 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 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 Chak Heir
Nearest town Nangli 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Amritsar Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 9.7 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.7 km

Villages closest to Chak Heir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Heir village had a population of 144. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Chak Heir village has 72 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Heir has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Chak Heir is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Heir covers 44 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 Heir falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Heir is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Heir.

Chak Heir is about 9.7 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Heir is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 6.4 km away. Amritsar Junction is about 8.3 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heir (under 2 km), Abadi Naushera (under 2 km) and Kherabad (under 2 km).

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

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