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About Sundar Chak Village

Sundar Chak is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,251, made up of 1,182 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundar Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 2,251
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sundar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sundar Chak is the 30th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 14 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 Sundar Chak

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

Sundar Chak lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 4.6 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 Sundar Chak
Nearest railway station Sarna 4.6 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Sundar 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 Sundar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundar Chak village had a population of 2,251. That makes it the 30th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sundar Chak village has 1,182 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundar Chak has about 904 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 Sundar Chak is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundar Chak covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sundar Chak is Sarna, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sundar Chak.

Sundar Chak is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundar Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 4.6 km away. Sujānpur is about 8.5 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sundar (under 2 km), Bhagwansar (under 2 km) and Chak Bhagwansar (under 2 km).

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

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