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About Chak Bamun Village

Chak Bamun is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 893 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bamun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bamun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 893
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Bamun compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bamun is the 35th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chak Bamun

Chak Bamun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Bamun 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Bamun from other places

Chak Bamun lies about 39 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 5.8 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 Bamun
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 8.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 8.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Chak Bamun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Bamun

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bamun village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 35th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chak Bamun village has 893 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bamun has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chak Bamun is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Bamun covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Bamun falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Bamun is Khuda Kurala, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Bamun.

Chak Bamun is about 39 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Bamun is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 5.8 km away. Dasua is about 8.5 km away. Dasūya is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalewal (under 2 km), Gorsian (under 2 km) and Basoya (under 2 km).

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

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