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About Pathan Chak Village

Pathan Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 474 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathan Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 474
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pathan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Pathan Chak is the 144th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pathan Chak

Pathan Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pathan Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pathan Chak from other places

Pathan Chak lies about 58 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.5 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 Pathan Chak
Nearest railway station Bharmar 4.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 58 km

Villages closest to Pathan 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 Pathan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathan Chak village had a population of 904. That makes it the 144th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Pathan Chak village has 474 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathan Chak has about 907 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 Pathan Chak is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathan Chak covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathan Chak is Bharmar, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pathan Chak.

Pathan Chak is about 58 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathan Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Bharmar is about 4.5 km away. Mamun is about 30 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mastgarh (3.1 km), Barath (6.5 km) and Barkola (6.5 km).

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

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