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About Sahu Chak Village

Sahu Chak is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 215 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahu Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 215
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sahu Chak is the 239th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 Sahu Chak

Sahu Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahu Chak from other places

Sahu Chak 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 Sahu Chak
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 Sahu 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 Sahu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahu Chak village had a population of 412. That makes it the 239th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sahu Chak village has 215 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahu Chak has about 916 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 Sahu Chak is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahu Chak covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahu Chak 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahu Chak.

Sahu Chak 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.

Sahu Chak 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 Chak Sahu (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 Sahu Chak today is likely to be higher.

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