About Jani Chak Village

Jani Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 296 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jani Chak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143534
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	296
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jani Chak is the 206th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 934.

Getting to Jani Chak

Jani Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jani Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jani Chak from other places

Jani Chak lies about 17 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 4.8 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 Jani Chak
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	4.8 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	6.3 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	21 km

Villages closest to Jani 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.

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Common questions about Jani Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jani Chak village had a population of 562. That makes it the 206th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jani Chak village has 296 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jani Chak has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jani Chak is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jani Chak covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jani Chak is Parmanand, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jani Chak.

Jani Chak is about 17 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jani Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 4.8 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.3 km away. Gurdaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.