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About Kataru Chak Village

Kataru Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 982 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataru Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataru Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,875
Male Population 982
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataru Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kataru Chak is the 41st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Kataru Chak

The census records public bus service for Kataru Chak as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataru Chak from other places

Kataru Chak lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 2.0 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 Kataru Chak
Nearest railway station Jakolari 2.0 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Kataru 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 Kataru Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataru Chak village had a population of 1,875. That makes it the 41st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kataru Chak village has 982 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataru Chak has about 909 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 Kataru Chak is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataru Chak covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kataru Chak is Jakolari, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kataru Chak.

Kataru Chak is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataru Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 2.0 km away. Dīnānagar is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farida Nagar (under 2 km), Simbli (under 2 km) and Jhako Lahri (1.8 km).

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

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