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About Chao Chak Village

Chao Chak is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 233 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chao Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chao Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 233
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chao Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chao Chak is the 292nd 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 142 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chao Chak

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

How far is Chao Chak from other places

Chao Chak lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 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 Chao Chak
Nearest town Urmar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 35 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Chao Chak

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 Chao Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chao Chak village had a population of 477. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chao Chak village has 233 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chao Chak has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chao Chak is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chao Chak covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chao Chak is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance for Chao Chak.

Chao Chak is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chao Chak is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 8.8 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 9.4 km away. Batala is about 35 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 Khasa (under 2 km), Chak Wassan (under 2 km) and Dala Chak (under 2 km).

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

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