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About Chak Amir Village

Chak Amir is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 183 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Amir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Amir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 183
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Chak Amir compares

By the 2011 count Chak Amir is the 252nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chak Amir

Chak Amir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Amir 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 Chak Amir from other places

Chak Amir lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 15 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 Chak Amir
Nearest town Kathua 14 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Chak Amir

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 Chak Amir

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Amir village had a population of 351. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chak Amir village has 183 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Amir has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chak Amir is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Amir covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Amir is Budhi, about 15 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 Chak Amir.

Chak Amir is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Amir is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 14 km away. Budhi is about 15 km away. Pathankot is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrala (under 2 km), Muthi (under 2 km) and Bhakhri (1.6 km).

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

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