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About Chakral Village

Chakral is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 245 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakral village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 245
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Chakral compares

By the 2011 count Chakral is the 227th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chakral

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

Chakral lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 7.1 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 Chakral
Nearest railway station Sarna 7.1 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Chakral

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 Chakral

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakral village had a population of 460. That makes it the 227th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chakral village has 245 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakral has about 878 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 Chakral is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakral covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakral falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakral is Sarna, about 7.1 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 Chakral.

Chakral is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakral is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 7.1 km away. Sujānpur is about 9.8 km away. Pathankot 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 Ferozepur Khurd (under 2 km), Kiri Khurd (under 2 km) and Sharaf Chak (2.1 km).

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

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