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About Nanak Chak Village

Nanak Chak is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 167 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanak Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanak Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 167
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanak Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nanak Chak is the 312th 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 96 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nanak Chak

Nanak Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanak Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nanak Chak from other places

Nanak 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 Nanak 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 Nanak 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 Nanak Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanak Chak village had a population of 320. That makes it the 312th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nanak Chak village has 167 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanak Chak has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nanak Chak is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanak Chak covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nanak 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nanak Chak.

Nanak 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.

Nanak 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 Chao Chak (under 2 km).

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

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