About Chakanwali Village

Chakanwali is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 160 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakanwali village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143604
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	300
Male Population	160
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakanwali compares

By the 2011 count Chakanwali is the 101st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Chakanwali

Chakanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakanwali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakanwali from other places

Chakanwali lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.9 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 Chakanwali
Nearest railway station	Dera Baba Nanak	4.9 km
Nearest town	Batāla	25 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	33 km

Villages closest to Chakanwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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.

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Common questions about Chakanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakanwali village had a population of 300. That makes it the 101st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Chakanwali village has 160 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakanwali has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chakanwali is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakanwali covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakanwali falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakanwali is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakanwali.

Chakanwali 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.

Chakanwali is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 4.9 km away. Batāla is about 25 km away. Gurdaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.