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About Chak Gujjran Village

Chak Gujjran is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 73 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Gujjran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Gujjran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144116
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 73
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Gujjran compares

By the 2011 count Chak Gujjran is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Gujjran

Chak Gujjran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Gujjran as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Gujjran from other places

Chak Gujjran lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 6.9 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 Gujjran
Nearest railway station Alachor 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 7.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 49 km

Villages closest to Chak Gujjran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Gujjran village had a population of 132. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chak Gujjran village has 73 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Gujjran has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chak Gujjran is 144116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Gujjran covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Gujjran falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Gujjran is Alachor, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance for Chak Gujjran.

Chak Gujjran is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Gujjran is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 6.9 km away. Garhshankar is about 7.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Chak Phullu (under 2 km) and Samundra (under 2 km).

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

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