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About Chandke Village

Chandke is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 116 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 116
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandke compares

By the 2011 count Chandke is the 331st 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 165 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 910.

Getting to Chandke

Chandke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandke 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandke from other places

Chandke lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.4 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 Chandke
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.0 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.0 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Chandke

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 Chandke

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandke village had a population of 207. That makes it the 331st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chandke village has 116 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandke has about 784 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 Chandke is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandke covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandke falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chandke is Batala Junction, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandke.

Chandke is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandke is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 6.4 km away. Batala is about 8.0 km away. Batāla is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choranwali (under 2 km), Burj Araian (under 2 km) and Saidpur (1.6 km).

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

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