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About Achan Chak Village

Achan Chak is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 69 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achan Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144022
Area (hectares) 186.23 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 69
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Achan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Achan Chak is the 208th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 186.23 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Achan Chak

The census records public bus service for Achan Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Achan Chak from other places

Achan Chak lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 3.3 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 Achan Chak
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction 3.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Achan Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Achan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Achan Chak village had a population of 138. That makes it the 208th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Achan Chak village has 69 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achan Chak has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Achan Chak is 144022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achan Chak covers 186.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achan Chak falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achan Chak is Phillaur Junction, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance for Achan Chak.

Achan Chak is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achan Chak is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 2.8 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 3.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulamgarh (under 2 km), Bajar (1.5 km) and Burj Pukhta (1.8 km).

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

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