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About Chak Tara Village

Chak Tara is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 230 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Tara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 230
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Tara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Tara is the 301st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chak Tara

Chak Tara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Tara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tara from other places

Chak Tara lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, 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 Tara
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 8.3 km
Nearest town Qadian 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Chak Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Tara village had a population of 418. That makes it the 301st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chak Tara village has 230 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Tara has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chak Tara is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Tara covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Tara falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Tara is Vadala Granthin, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chak Tara.

Chak Tara is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Tara is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 8.3 km away. Qadian is about 9.7 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariyar (under 2 km), Kaler (under 2 km) and Tara (under 2 km).

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

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