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About Chak Khurd Village

Chak Khurd is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 590 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144042
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 590
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chak Khurd is the 59th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 950.

Getting to Chak Khurd

Chak Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Chak Khurd lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 4.6 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Thabalke 4.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 8.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Khurd village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 59th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Chak Khurd village has 590 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Khurd has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chak Khurd is 144042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Khurd covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Khurd falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Khurd is Thabalke, about 4.6 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 Khurd.

Chak Khurd is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Khurd is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 4.6 km away. Jandiāla is about 7.9 km away. Nakodar is about 8.8 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Chak Vendal (1.7 km) and Tahli (2.6 km).

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

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