About Chak Kalan Village

Chak Kalan is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,283, made up of 1,144 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144042
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	2,283
Male Population	1,144
Female Population	1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
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 Chak Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Kalan is the 15th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chak Kalan

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

Chak Kalan lies about 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 4.2 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station	Shankar	4.2 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	8.2 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	17 km

Villages closest to Chak Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Chak Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Kalan village had a population of 2,283. That makes it the 15th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Chak Kalan village has 1,144 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Kalan has about 996 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 Kalan is 144042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Kalan covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Kalan is Shankar, about 4.2 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 Chak Kalan.

Chak Kalan is about 17 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Kalan is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 4.2 km away. Jandiāla is about 8.1 km away. Nakodar is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.