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About Pejo Chak Village

Pejo Chak is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 634 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pejo Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pejo Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 634
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pejo Chak compares

By the 2011 count Pejo Chak is the 142nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Pejo Chak

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

Pejo Chak lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Pejo Chak
Nearest town Qadian 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Pejo 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 Pejo Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pejo Chak village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Pejo Chak village has 634 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pejo Chak has about 918 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 Pejo Chak is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pejo Chak covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Pejo Chak notes the nearest railway station 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 Pejo Chak.

Pejo Chak is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pejo Chak is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 16 km away. Batala is about 25 km away. Gurdaspur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sokala (under 2 km), Machrai (1.7 km) and Chak Chao (2.3 km).

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

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