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About Chak Somianwala Village

Chak Somianwala is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 549 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Somianwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Somianwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 918.96 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 549
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Somianwala compares

By the 2011 count Chak Somianwala is the 99th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 918.96 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chak Somianwala

The census records public bus service for Chak Somianwala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Somianwala from other places

Chak Somianwala lies about 56 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahmni Wala, about 4.9 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 Somianwala
Nearest railway station Bahmni Wala 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 7.2 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 7.2 km
District headquarters Firozpur 56 km

Villages closest to Chak Somianwala

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 Somianwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Somianwala village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 99th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Chak Somianwala village has 549 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Somianwala has about 931 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 Somianwala is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Somianwala covers 918.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Somianwala is Bahmni Wala, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chak Somianwala.

Chak Somianwala is about 56 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Somianwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Bahmni Wala is about 4.9 km away. Jalalabad is about 7.2 km away. Jalālābād is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Totianwala (under 2 km), Chak Sukhera (under 2 km) and Bahmaniwala (1.8 km).

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

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