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About Chaharke Village

Chaharke is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,547, made up of 814 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaharke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaharke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 322.13 hectares
Population 1,547
Male Population 814
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaharke compares

By the 2011 count Chaharke is the 41st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 322.13 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chaharke

Chaharke is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chaharke 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaharke from other places

Chaharke lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.7 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 Chaharke
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal 3.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Chaharke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Chaharke

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaharke village had a population of 1,547. That makes it the 41st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chaharke village has 814 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaharke has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chaharke is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaharke covers 322.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaharke falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chaharke is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chaharke is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaharke is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about 3.7 km away. Urmar is about 15 km away. Jalandhar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Momanpur (1.5 km), Butran (2.4 km) and Jamalpur (2.4 km).

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

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