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About Chela Chak Village

Chela Chak is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 251 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chela Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chela Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143535
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 251
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chela Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chela Chak is the 219th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chela Chak

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

Chela Chak lies about 16 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 7.6 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 Chela Chak
Nearest railway station Dina Nagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 7.7 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km

Villages closest to Chela 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 Chela Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chela Chak village had a population of 497. That makes it the 219th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chela Chak village has 251 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chela Chak has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chela Chak is 143535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chela Chak covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chela Chak is Dina Nagar, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chela Chak.

Chela Chak is about 16 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chela Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dina Nagar is about 7.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 7.7 km away. Gurdaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogar (under 2 km), Saharanpur (under 2 km) and Taharpur (1.6 km).

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

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