About Chakrala Village

Chakrala is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 330 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakrala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144801
Area (hectares)	248.8 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	330
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakrala compares

By the 2011 count Chakrala is the 137th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 248.8 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chakrala

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

Chakrala lies about 15 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Rail Coach Factory, about 9.1 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 Chakrala
Nearest railway station	Rail Coach Factory	9.1 km
Nearest town	Kapurthala Town	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	15 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	15 km

Villages closest to Chakrala

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.

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Common questions about Chakrala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakrala village had a population of 654. That makes it the 137th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chakrala village has 330 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakrala has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chakrala is 144801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakrala covers 248.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakrala is Rail Coach Factory, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakrala.

Chakrala is about 15 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakrala is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Rail Coach Factory is about 9.1 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.