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About Chak Shakur Village

Chak Shakur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 331 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Shakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shakur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 331
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Shakur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shakur is the 134th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chak Shakur

Chak Shakur 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 Chak Shakur 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 Chak Shakur from other places

Chak Shakur lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 1.9 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 Shakur
Nearest railway station Cholang 1.9 km
Nearest town Urmar 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 31 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Chak Shakur

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 Chak Shakur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shakur village had a population of 660. That makes it the 134th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chak Shakur village has 331 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shakur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Chak Shakur covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Shakur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Shakur is Cholang, about 1.9 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 Chak Shakur.

Chak Shakur is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Shakur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Cholang is about 1.9 km away. Urmar is about 8.8 km away. Jalandhar II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patial (under 2 km), Khojkipur (1.9 km) and Khojpur (1.9 km).

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

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