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About Chak Soni Village

Chak Soni is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 18 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Soni village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144520
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 18
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Soni compares

By the 2011 count Chak Soni 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 74 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Soni

Chak Soni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Soni as Available within 5 - 10 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 Soni from other places

Chak Soni lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 5.1 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 Soni
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 5.1 km
Nearest town Banga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Chak Soni

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 Soni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Soni village had a population of 38. 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 Soni village has 18 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Soni has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chak Soni is 144520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Soni covers 74 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 Soni falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Soni is Saila Khurd, about 5.1 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 km distance for Chak Soni.

Chak Soni is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Soni is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 5.1 km away. Banga is about 10 km away. Garhshankar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soni (under 2 km), Rihala (under 2 km) and Aima Jattan (under 2 km).

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

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