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About Chak Shikargah Village

Chak Shikargah is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 173 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Shikargah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shikargah village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 173
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Shikargah compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shikargah is the 182nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chak Shikargah

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

Chak Shikargah lies about 31 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, about 11 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 Shikargah
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 22 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 22 km
District headquarters Firozpur 31 km

Villages closest to Chak Shikargah

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 Shikargah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shikargah village had a population of 318. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Chak Shikargah village has 173 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shikargah has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chak Shikargah is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Shikargah covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Shikargah is Guruhar Sahai, about 11 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 Shikargah.

Chak Shikargah is about 31 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Shikargah is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 11 km away. Jalalabad is about 22 km away. Jalālābād 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 Chak Maddike (1.8 km), Dona Rajadinanath (2.2 km) and Bahadar Ke (2.2 km).

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

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