About Chak Kataru Village

Chak Kataru is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 422 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Kataru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Kataru village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146105
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	882
Male Population	422
Female Population	460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Kataru compares

By the 2011 count Chak Kataru is the 142nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Kataru

Chak Kataru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Kataru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kataru from other places

Chak Kataru lies about 61 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 8.9 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 Kataru
Nearest railway station	Rahon	8.9 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	20 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	61 km

Villages closest to Chak Kataru

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.

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Common questions about Chak Kataru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Kataru village had a population of 882. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chak Kataru village has 422 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Kataru has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chak Kataru is 146105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Kataru covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Kataru is Rahon, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Kataru.

Chak Kataru is about 61 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Kataru is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Rahon is about 8.9 km away. Bālāchor is about 9.8 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.