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About Sondha Chak Village

Sondha Chak is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 284 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondha Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondha Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 92.26 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 284
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Sondha Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sondha Chak is the 155th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 92.26 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sondha Chak

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

Sondha Chak 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 Sondha Chak
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 Sondha Chak

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 Sondha Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondha Chak village had a population of 532. That makes it the 155th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sondha Chak village has 284 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondha Chak has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Sondha Chak covers 92.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sondha Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sondha Chak.

Sondha Chak 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.

Sondha Chak 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bashesharpur (under 2 km), Chak Hamza (under 2 km) and Chak Huasainpur (under 2 km).

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

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