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About Chak Phullu Village

Chak Phullu is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 666 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Phullu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Phullu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144532
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 666
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Phullu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Phullu is the 68th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Phullu

Chak Phullu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Phullu 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 Phullu from other places

Chak Phullu lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 5.6 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 Phullu
Nearest railway station Alachor 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 6.0 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 8.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Chak Phullu

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 Phullu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Phullu village had a population of 1,350. That makes it the 68th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chak Phullu village has 666 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Phullu has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chak Phullu is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Phullu covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Phullu is Alachor, about 5.6 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 Phullu.

Chak Phullu is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Phullu is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 5.6 km away. Garhshankar is about 6.0 km away. Nawanshahr is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukandpur (under 2 km), Chak Gujjran (under 2 km) and Samundra (1.6 km).

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

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