About Chakowal Village

Chakowal is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 489 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144213
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	489
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Chakowal compares

By the 2011 count Chakowal is the 87th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chakowal

Chakowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakowal 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 Chakowal from other places

Chakowal lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 5.7 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 Chakowal
Nearest railway station	Mukerian	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	6.9 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	53 km

Villages closest to Chakowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakowal village had a population of 961. That makes it the 87th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chakowal village has 489 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakowal has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chakowal is 144213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakowal covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakowal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakowal is Mukerian, about 5.7 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 Chakowal.

Chakowal is about 53 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakowal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 5.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.9 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.