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About Nikoo Chak Village

Nikoo Chak is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 737 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikoo Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikoo Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 737
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikoo Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nikoo Chak is the 41st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Nikoo Chak

Nikoo Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikoo Chak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nikoo Chak from other places

Nikoo Chak lies about 39 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 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 Nikoo Chak
Nearest town Urmar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 28 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Nikoo Chak

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.

Common questions about Nikoo Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikoo Chak village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 41st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Nikoo Chak village has 737 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikoo Chak has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Nikoo Chak is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikoo Chak covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikoo Chak falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nikoo Chak is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nikoo Chak.

Nikoo Chak is about 39 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikoo Chak is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about 8.8 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 9.4 km away. Mukerian is about 28 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 Sheru (under 2 km), Gawal Chak Jassu (under 2 km) and Gawal Chak Shangaru (under 2 km).

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

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