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About Chak Singha Village

Chak Singha is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 669 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Singha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Singha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144532
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 669
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Singha compares

By the 2011 count Chak Singha is the 59th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Singha

Chak Singha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Singha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Singha from other places

Chak Singha lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 4.4 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 Singha
Nearest railway station Alachor 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 6.7 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 6.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Chak Singha

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 Singha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Singha village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 59th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chak Singha village has 669 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Singha has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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

Chak Singha covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Singha is Alachor, about 4.4 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 village for Chak Singha.

Chak Singha 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 Singha is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 4.4 km away. Garhshankar is about 6.7 km away. Nawanshahr is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Hajipur (under 2 km), Chak Guru (under 2 km) and Najarpur (under 2 km).

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

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