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About Chak Balochanwala Village

Chak Balochanwala is a large village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,792, made up of 1,454 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Balochanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Balochanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 398.47 hectares
Population 2,792
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Balochanwala compares

By the 2011 count Chak Balochanwala is the 23rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 398.47 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chak Balochanwala

Chak Balochanwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Balochanwala 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 Balochanwala from other places

Chak Balochanwala lies about 54 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is D.A.V. College, about 6.3 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 Balochanwala
Nearest railway station D.A.V. College 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 7.7 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 7.7 km
District headquarters Firozpur 54 km

Villages closest to Chak Balochanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Balochanwala village had a population of 2,792. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Chak Balochanwala village has 1,454 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Balochanwala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chak Balochanwala is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Balochanwala covers 398.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Balochanwala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Balochanwala is D.A.V. College, about 6.3 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 Balochanwala.

Chak Balochanwala is about 54 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Balochanwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. D.A.V. College is about 6.3 km away. Jalalabad is about 7.7 km away. Jalālābād is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhab Karyal (1.6 km), Chak Gulam Rasulwala (1.8 km) and Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia (2.0 km).

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

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