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About Sibochak Village

Sibochak is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 285 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sibochak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sibochak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144306
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 285
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sibochak compares

By the 2011 count Sibochak is the 182nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Sibochak

Sibochak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sibochak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sibochak from other places

Sibochak 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 Sibochak
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 Sibochak

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 Sibochak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sibochak village had a population of 564. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sibochak village has 285 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sibochak has about 979 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 Sibochak is 144306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sibochak covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sibochak falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sibochak is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sibochak.

Sibochak 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.

Sibochak 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 Sibochak today is likely to be higher.

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