About Sharif Chak Village

Sharif Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 618 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharif Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharif Chak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145025
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	1,178
Male Population	618
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Sharif Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sharif Chak is the 97th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Sharif Chak

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

Sharif Chak lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 6.3 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 Sharif Chak
Nearest railway station	Jakolari	6.3 km
Nearest town	Sujānpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	14 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Sharif 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 Sharif Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharif Chak village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 97th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sharif Chak village has 618 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharif Chak has about 906 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 Sharif Chak is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharif Chak covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sharif Chak is Jakolari, about 6.3 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 Sharif Chak.

Sharif Chak is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharif Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 6.3 km away. Sujānpur is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.