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About Bahdo Chak Village

Bahdo Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 310 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahdo Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahdo Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143531
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 310
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahdo Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bahdo Chak is the 199th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bahdo Chak

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

How far is Bahdo Chak from other places

Bahdo Chak lies about 13 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 3.2 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 Bahdo Chak
Nearest railway station Dina Nagar 3.2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 3.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 24 km

Villages closest to Bahdo Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Bahdo Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahdo Chak village had a population of 583. That makes it the 199th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bahdo Chak village has 310 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahdo Chak has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bahdo Chak is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahdo Chak covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahdo Chak falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahdo Chak is Dina Nagar, about 3.2 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 Bahdo Chak.

Bahdo Chak is about 13 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahdo Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dina Nagar is about 3.2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 3.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarpur (under 2 km), Dholowal (under 2 km) and Paharo Chak (1.8 km).

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

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