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About Chak Mehra Village

Chak Mehra is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 918 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Mehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Mehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 918
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chak Mehra compares

By the 2011 count Chak Mehra is the 33rd 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 276 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chak Mehra

Chak Mehra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chak Mehra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Mehra from other places

Chak Mehra lies about 39 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.5 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 Mehra
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 3.4 km
Nearest town Dasūya 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 3.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Chak Mehra

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 Mehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Mehra village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 33rd 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 Mehra village has 918 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Mehra has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Chak Mehra covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Mehra is Dasuya, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Mehra.

Chak Mehra 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 Mehra is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 3.4 km away. Dasūya is about 3.4 km away. Dasuya is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalota (under 2 km), Hardothala (under 2 km) and Chandidass (under 2 km).

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

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