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About Chak Sahu Village

Chak Sahu is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 37 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Sahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Sahu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 37
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Sahu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Sahu is the 310th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chak Sahu

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

Chak Sahu lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 7.5 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 Chak Sahu
Nearest railway station Parmanand 7.5 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Sahu

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 Chak Sahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Sahu village had a population of 71. That makes it the 310th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Chak Sahu village has 37 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Sahu has about 919 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 Chak Sahu is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Sahu covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Sahu is Parmanand, about 7.5 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 village for Chak Sahu.

Chak Sahu is about 21 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Sahu is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 7.5 km away. Dīnānagar is about 10 km away. Pathankot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahu Chak (under 2 km), Chhaurian (1.8 km) and Jhela Amda Gurdaspur (1.8 km).

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

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